Example sentences of "[vb mod] have done [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Silly and stupid , the sort of thing he might have done as a child , pathetic for a man of his age .
2 ‘ Meeting Venus ’ looks like it could have done with a bit of old fashioned fascism itself .
3 I could have done with a bit of support from you once in a while .
4 I could have done with a bit of weeping and gnashing of the old teeth .
5 Ironically she rarely used much make-up herself , but right now she could have done with a cover-up stick to hide the dark shadows beneath her eyes and some blusher to conceal at least a little of her pallor .
6 Her red suit was smart , but too bright a colour for her pale English pink and white skin , her brown hair could have done with a wash and her nails were ragged and bitten .
7 My time would only be impressive if clocked by sundial but I was pleased with it , though I could have done with a couple of gym sessions to get in shape .
8 ‘ You could have done with a couple of stitches here .
9 He could have done with a saw .
10 How they could have done with a win this afternoon .
11 ‘ I could have done with a hand . ’
12 People say having a baby ruins your life , and talk about what you could have done in a job and that .
13 It immediately grabbed my nose and twisted it round as it would have done with a fish .
14 To perform these pieces in the same circumstances as Byrd would have done round a table with friends is to take the quest for authenticity to its logical conclusion .
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