Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] have been done " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fancy building , I mean that must have been done when , when the house was built . |
| 2 | It is strange , however , that Garrick did not subscribe for Leapor 's volumes , since at almost the same time he subscribed for the Irish bricklayer poet , Henry Jones , though this may have been done to please Chesterfield . |
| 3 | This may have been done by the surveyor to protect the building society or bank . |
| 4 | This may have been done in the Middle Ages , but many warrens seem to date from the sixteenth century onwards . |
| 5 | I imagined that this might have been done to obliterate a directional ‘ fix ’ to throw treasure hunters off the scent . |
| 6 | ‘ All this could have been done in commercial machinery shops , but it would have cost a fortune , ’ he says . |
| 7 | In the absence of any concrete evidence of an agreement it is unlikely that this could have been done . |
| 8 | Since their prime purpose was to stable horses , and perhaps to accommodate their grooms ( though this could have been done in hay lofts at first-floor level ) , it is instructive to consider the space needs . |
| 9 | All this would have been done within two hours of receiving the order . |
| 10 | This is the job of the dealer … providing you buy from a reputable source , you can be sure this will have been done for you . |
| 11 | That could have been done anyway if the disposition were in a will , but it may well be that it is in a codicil or other document to which the nuncupatio did not apply . |
| 12 | ‘ Lord Justice Bingham concluded that perhaps that could have been done more fully , but a careful reading of the report discloses that on several occasions that is precisely what Price Waterhouse did . ’ |
| 13 | I mean we did see some strange tracks and we did find this sheep which had been completely gutted , but apparently that could have been done by a snow leopard . |
| 14 | I 've already explained how I think that could have been done . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I know it 's hard to accept , Dawn , but all that could have been done has been done . |
| 16 | Well that could have been done tomorrow ! |
| 17 | you know so erm so some er a lot more should 've been done about actually getting , even if it was just well I 'm in that area , I 'm in the area on such and such a day anyway so I can call in to see you . |
| 18 | Neighbours , who reported the man as missing to the local council , say more should have been done to see if he was in need of help . |
| 19 | It believes more should have been done to ease the severity of the jobless situation . |
| 20 | Opposition leaders believe that more could have been done in Geneva to find an international solution . |
| 21 | More could have been done to allay Japanese fears regarding the survival of the imperial institution in a new constitutional form ; this was not achieved because Truman and his Secretary of State , James F. Byrnes , wished to permit the Japanese no room to cause difficulty over the surrender terms . |
| 22 | Both migrants and non-enrollers believed more could have been done to help . |
| 23 | I do not believe that any more could have been done — certainly not if the company had still been in the public sector . |
| 24 | Of course , much of that would have been done in his lectures , to which the anti-Aristotelian Exercises are an appendix . |