Example sentences of "have [been] do [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then much research has been done into the basic biology of badgers as well as the epidemiology of TB in badgers and cattle . |
| 2 | Although traditional shopfronts add charm and individuality to high streets , unprecedented damage has been done over the last century . |
| 3 | Much of this work has been done for the larger national and international companies . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | as has been done with the two examples in the previous section . |
| 6 | Despite the Gulfs long history of oil pollution , little research has been done on the long-term impact on marine life there . |
| 7 | Thirty of the first 40 titles are mono ( contrary to the original Savoy notes provided with six of these ) , and all are marked ‘ AAD ’ — surely an eccentricity given the work that has been done on the original signal ? |
| 8 | A characteristic of automatic performance is an apparent loss of memory for what has been done during the previous few moments . |
| 9 | In some cases where it is geographically and numerically feasible this has been done within the Catholic sector e.g. Hounslow ; in other areas , normally where a Catholic school stands alone , it has been done in conjunction with State schools e.g. Corby . |
| 10 | Will it be possible to finish the 12 — 2 guinea plates the 2nd thirty small ones and the thirty of which the first ground has been done by the first of April next — or the end of March — give opinion on this … ? ’ |
| 11 | In view of the widespread and sometimes ill-founded criticism of the recent franchise round and despite the uniform excellence of the successful tenders , will my right hon. Friend nevertheless consider the possibility of providing a review system so as either to show up ways in which it could be improved in future or to demonstrate that an extremely good job has been done by the Independent Television Commission ? |
| 12 | So a great deal has been done by the Scottish Office . |
| 13 | So savour it while it is still new , because the developers have had the conservationists looking keenly over their shoulders during the building work , and everything has been done in the best possible taste . |
| 14 | Most work has been done in the visible and near-UV regions ( wavelengths 700–200 nm ; frequencies 14 000–50 000 cm -1 ) where photographic recording is easy , and glass or quartz optics are ideal . |
| 15 | Instead an eclectic approach has been taken , highlighting some of the more significant work that has been done in the five years since the first edition of this book was published . |
| 16 | This has been done in the first instance through joint ventures with Ladbrokes and Bass respectively , though Horizon also owned and operated hotels in its own name . |
| 17 | Most work on fossil dolphins has been done in the Northern Hemisphere , and little is yet known about the South . |
| 18 | Although a great deal of work has been done in the historical demography of the developed world relatively little research has been carried out in relation to the corresponding ( i.e. pre-demographic transition ) period in the Third World . |
| 19 | However , it could be argued , as has been done in the related literature on labour hoarding ( see Greer/Rhoades , 1977 ) , that establishments in a dominant market position might develop the organisational capacity to maintain more stable employment in the face of demand fluctuations , and WIRS does provide management 's assessment of sensitivity of output to price changes by competitors — a good indicator of the degree of market dominance . |
| 20 | Much has been done in the past few months , but more needs to be done . |
| 21 | In a conventional world , the Chancellor would simply roll his forecasts forward as he has been doing for the past two years now . |
| 22 | Because he was just doing the same job as he 'd been doing under the private under the L N E R. Management were more conciliatory when nationalization came on . |
| 23 | But that was what he 'd been doing for the past several minutes . |
| 24 | ‘ I asked what you 'd been doing for the last five years … ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | This may have been done in the Middle Ages , but many warrens seem to date from the sixteenth century onwards . |
| 27 | This could also have been done in the penultimate chord , but we have chosen to avoid it by using a bass ( E ) which is mildly dissonant with an upper note ( F ) . ) |
| 28 | Perhaps radio is now fitted inside the crash helmets , I never understood why this could not have been done in the first place , along the lines of the radios issued to policemen or the earphones that , thank God , are popular with those who can not live without constant noise . |
| 29 | ‘ How she was able to effect all this ’ , her nephew writes in his Memoir , ‘ is surprising , for she had no separate study to repair to , and most of the work must have been done in the general sitting-room , subject to all kinds of casual interruptions . |
| 30 | And something like two million people have got to stop doing jobs they should never have been doing in the first place , like er polluting the rivers and the soil and the air , and spying on each other and contributing to the overmanning that there is in East Germany . |