Example sentences of "[pron] [be] done " in BNC.
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| 1 | How can I be done with it when I 'm like this ? |
| 2 | ‘ Ca n't something be done ? ’ |
| 3 | One day when he was extremely unrealistic and euphoric , I really became upset ; it was like going in to see a stranger — he was receiving a high dosage of morphine at that time — and I called his pulmonary doctor and requested that something be done or an explanation be given . |
| 4 | Several local pressure groups were emerging during this period , demanding from their MPs and councillors that something be done . |
| 5 | Could something be done about fair trade ? |
| 6 | On her way to her desk she tried to collect a beaker of iced water but the machine was empty and a knot of querulous men were standing around it demanding something be done . |
| 7 | Could not something be done to obtain some repair jobs to hold those workers so that they will not have to be laid off for a considerable time ? |
| 8 | Secretaries and Research Assistants , and asks specifically that something be done about the business of the House — that is , that a motion should be put on the Order Paper to ensure that the register is published , as it contains an astounding cross-section of commercial lobbying organisations . |
| 9 | Please can something be done to remove it . |
| 10 | Ca n't that pie one be done so it would erm |
| 11 | Sir : Can nothing be done to stop these wildcat strikes by escalators on the Underground ? |
| 12 | ‘ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory ’ she was told in Philippians 2 — and she had striven and been vainglorious . |
| 13 | ‘ Can nothing be done to prevent these spasms ? ’ |
| 14 | Could nothing be done to restore the traditional balance of advantage to the defender ? |
| 15 | The answer is not difficult , if we remember that each meeting of the Assembly was different in composition from all others ; personal oratory and ascendancy , not party organization , decided the issues , and that is why the absence of Kimon mattered so much : he would have given his usual speech on the ‘ special relationship ’ with Sparta , urging that nothing be done to the Athenian constitution to which oligarchic Sparta would take mortal offence . |
| 16 | Should it be done before or after lettering , and what is the best form of lettering to use ? |
| 17 | Can it be done at a different time ? |
| 18 | Can it be done at a different place ? |
| 19 | Could n't it be done automatically ? ’ |
| 20 | Can it be done ? |
| 21 | How realistic is the job , can it be done properly anyway ? |
| 22 | If it needed to be done , could it be done in the private or public sector ? |
| 23 | And if it had to be done in the public sector then could it be done by a separate hived-off body or by a department ? |
| 24 | And , even if it had to be done by a department , could it be done with fewer people in a different and more managerially efficient way ? |
| 25 | We strongly suggest that if this preparation is to be attempted it be done on a small scale and the reaction mixture be checked for unreduced bis(2-azidoethyl)ether before removal of chloroform and distillation of the diamine . |
| 26 | The novels that have moved me most ( Tillie Olsen 's Yonnondio , F. M. Mayor 's The Rector 's Daughter , Alice Walker 's The Colour Purple ) leave me with the impression that a miracle has happened — a ‘ How could it be done ? |
| 27 | The people replied by crying three times , ‘ Let it be done . ’ |
| 28 | Can it be done ? |
| 29 | And in the event of that answer being yes , will it be done ? |
| 30 | Can it be done ? ’ |