Example sentences of "be done to the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clifford Smyth stresses the damage that would have been done to the electoral appeal of the DUP if it had been too closely associated with the Free Presbyterian Church and offers this as the main reason why the Presbytery of the Free Church refused to allow ministers other than Paisley and Beattie to stand as DUP candidates . |
| 2 | The main problem when using crimps is you ca n't actually see whether any damage has been done to the main line when the pressure is applied to the crimp . |
| 3 | ( c ) Property held by husband and wife and a third party In circumstances where the husband is to convey his interest in the house to the wife , little needs to be done to the legal title other than for the husband to retire as a trustee ; the wife and third party ( possibly her mother ) will be left holding the legal estate , the beneficial interests being " behind the curtain " . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Also , can you give me any information on what , if anything , can be done to the standard gearbox other than fitting overdrive to improve its performance . |
| 6 | The sooner the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister come to the Principality , the better : let the voters there decide who should have the credit for what is happening in Wales and also what should be done to the Conservative party in view of the deplorable levels of unemployment to be found in Wales . |
| 7 | The fear was banished from his heart by pity for his fellow-countrymen and anger at what was being done to the little village of Granard that he had thought would be a haven of peace . |
| 8 | It is when the claim to neutrality is seen , as it must be , as a sham that damage is done to the judicial system . |
| 9 | In music of a definitely pictorial kind such as this , every effort must be made in the direction of realism , provided that no violence is done to the musical outline of the original . |
| 10 | Damage was done to the playing surface by the Maltese team who played Scotland last month , and next week the ravages of time , climate and fixture congestion will worsen when Andy Roxburgh 's side play Germany in a friendly . |