Example sentences of "[vb mod] have do a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is not the Minister deeply ashamed that he intends to carry on with that cruel and stupid tax instead of scrapping it , as he should have done a long time ago ? |
| 2 | They must have done a good job and not over ‘ humanised ’ her because her introduction to the chimp group was problem-free . |
| 3 | Although there was never a great deal of action , at one time the firm must have done a fair trade as old Mr. Talbot was reputed to be a very wealthy man . |
| 4 | We 'll have to do a little detective work on it . |
| 5 | he might have done a roast dinner and that they |
| 6 | She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear . |
| 7 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
| 8 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
| 9 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
| 10 | Practising freekicks , with no ball , on no pretext other than looking as if you 'd have done a marvellous job if there had been a ball . |
| 11 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc , however , says it may have to do a Pentium-specific version of its Unix operating system . |
| 12 | You may have done a good job on your own patch but you can not clear the entire neighbourhood . |
| 13 | ‘ I would have done a great deal more , Hilary , ’ he told her seriously . |
| 14 | Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through . |
| 15 | ‘ I am capable of cooking for myself , ’ he assured her stiffly , and she knew she would have to do a little begging to keep him from another burst of anger . |
| 16 | And we 're always revising that picture of the past , in other words , somebody else in twenty-five years ' time will have to do a different kind of social history . |