Example sentences of "do be [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if you 're doing A level psychol y'know I think perhaps you ought to say , ok what we 'll do is go for less depth but a more general approach . |
| 2 | What this , this union must do and what Labour must do is campaign for the earliest possible opt-in to the Social Chapter . |
| 3 | What she does not do is believe for one moment that Rainbow has been possessed by some kind of demon . |
| 4 | All we can do is wait for it to pass through . |
| 5 | Now , all we can do is wait for his report and get on with more work . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ At the time I wanted to weep or murder somebody , but now — ’ he shrugged pragmatic shoulders ‘ — all I can do is wait for the next time . ’ |
| 7 | Now we committee erm with the resignation of Joan as ticket and subscription secretary , so all I can do is ask for any nominations from the floor , please or any volunteer who would like to follow Joan . |
| 8 | All they could do was plead for commonsense or , in desperation , threaten a stern lecture from Anna Essinger , a device which usually succeeded when all else had failed . |