Example sentences of "had [adv] [be] done [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ironing , altering , re-tailoring had all been done against the clock and pushed through only because of the tyranny of Miss D'Arcy . |
| 2 | In the Portuguese elections of 1984 , where I was an adviser , it was quite a problem — it had always been done from the second floor — so I suggested the flatbed truck concept that had been so successful in Malta . |
| 3 | Chairman having detected the arsons , I wonder if the Chief Officer knew whether a study had ever been done on the background of those people generally , nationally who er , caused that scene and whether any steps would be f if they were confined to certain people with certain backgrounds , or certain part of histories , whether anything could be brought to bear ? |
| 4 | Preliminary work had also been done during the war on the ideas for the social security scheme , and plans had begun to be drafted for a national health service . |
| 5 | I was still finding out some of the things which had n't been done during the symposium itself . |