Example sentences of "[prep] [be] done [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was still a great deal of work to be done ploughing fields reclaimed from the forests . |
| 2 | There 's still plenty of hard work to be done keeping the Victorian rose garden in shape — it 's taken a battering by recent heavy rain , but will be in full bloom again soon . |
| 3 | Since decisions about how much R&D ought to be done turn on conjectures about the outcomes of competition in final product markets , co-operative R&D ventures will certainly involve at least some sharing of information on product market conditions . |
| 4 | Habits and patterns of work can become more disorganized : people may be unable to focus on one task because all the other things to be done keep crowding in ; at the end of a very busy day little seems to have been accomplished . |
| 5 | As we were to take care of our own mounts during the trek , we were shown how to groom them , which had to be done morning and evening , and how to tack up . |
| 6 | I 'm also very worried , and this has been mentioned erm , by Mr , that the er , the Home Secretary seems to regard the police constabulary as a mere crime busting organisation , whereas really , the preventative work , the crime prevention , the work in the schools and the community work is absolutely vital if we are ever to solve , erm , we 're ever to stop , the er , if we 're ever able to stop the rise in crime , and this really has to be done hand in hand , I feel with local councils , and I 'm glad to say that there are some initiatives around , one of them in Mr 's own district , which is making erm , some very important steps towards that . |