Example sentences of "[be] do [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I consider the distress of the farmers so great that nothing can be done to save many from absolute ruin . |
| 2 | ‘ Something must be done to save these jobs … |
| 3 | Therefore , it is my opinion that nothing can be done to engender additional assistance of the type requested unless the State Department secures authority therefore … |
| 4 | if anything can be done to say one of must take those steps are needed to be taken up . |
| 5 | But much can be done to teach new music by one person using voice and gesture alone . |
| 6 | In so far as it was possible to control the number of children they had , a significant number of Victorian parents were beginning to do so — if only because of the simple fact that the fewer sons and daughters there were , the more could be done to give each of them a good start in life . |
| 7 | I stress again that where there has been unlawful subletting which has determined ( and which has not been waived ) there has been a breach which at common law entitles the lessor to re-enter : nothing can be done to remedy that breach : the expiry of the subterm has not been annulled or remedied the breach : in such a case the lessor plainly need not , in his section 146 notice , call upon the lessee to remedy the breach which is not capable of remedy , and is free to issue his writ for possession , the possibility of relief remaining . |
| 8 | ‘ Neil had the vision to see what needed to be done to carry Labour forward , he had the courage to take on the task , and he had the determination to see it through , ’ he added . |
| 9 | But as the 1993 season gets into swing it is becoming clear that little , if anything , will be done to breathe new life into the domestic game . |
| 10 | There will always be an element of the old school that insists that proper cooking must be done using traditional methods , but increasingly , chefs , catering managers and kitchen staff in general are putting their trust in 1990s ' technology to enable them to carry out their work . |
| 11 | ABOVE Wet sieving for small plant and animal remains can be done using simple equipment ; on this excavation , sieves , a hosepipe and a dustbin are being used . |
| 12 | All of this should be done using simple instructions to the computer which are as close to normal English as possible . |
| 13 | Something had to be done to tame this circuit , and it was … the " Ring " was brought down to size . |
| 14 | However , it remains a hard task to convince society that much more should be done to create fairer employment opportunities for the disabled . |
| 15 | Further trials need to be done to resolve that uncertainty . |
| 16 | General ‘ political economy ’ explanations must be correct in locating such developments within complex shifts in the production process , industrial infrastructure , and labour force requirements occurring at a particular stage of advanced industrialization — though much work needs to be done to define these shifts more precisely . |
| 17 | Sir : Can nothing be done to stop these wildcat strikes by escalators on the Underground ? |
| 18 | The victim , who has worked in the area for 25 years , said : ‘ Something must be done to stop these hooligans . ’ |
| 19 | What on earth is to be done to stop these unpleasant , bad-tempered people shouting and snarling so much ? |
| 20 | And Virgin 's boss says there 's a great deal that has to be done to stop more deaths in the crisis zone . |
| 21 | What can be done to stop this decline ? |
| 22 | We must address what can be done to stop this kind of thing happening again . |
| 23 | However , so much that needs to be done requires professional lobbying and political change , and I question whether a well-meaning group of amateurs can do much beyond counselling and sharing information . |
| 24 | The Award Committee also commented that , while much remained to be done to generate full benefit from expanding use of the service , the new facilities have been well planned and prepared and the new potential is clear . |
| 25 | We can not be complacent , and a lot of hard canvassing needs to be done to regain lost passengers . |
| 26 | Will he see what can be done to improve parliamentary accountability for the agencies because , in particular since they are responsible to the Public Accounts Committee , Ministers should be prepared to answer questions about them ? |
| 27 | The acoustics in the hall are not good and it was agreed that something ought to be done to improve this . |
| 28 | The acoustics in the hall are not good and it was agreed that something ought to be done to improve this . |
| 29 | Whatever else may be done to improve public respect for law and order and a love of the truth , it is utterly vital that the sowing of the seeds of conscience be started in the young at the very beginnings of their lives . |
| 30 | Last , but by no means least , much still needs to be done to improve public attitudes and understanding , both to aid prevention of mental disorder , and to help the mentally handicapped overcome their disabilities and find a tolerable place in society . |