Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] done [prep] the " 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 | Little research has been done into the problems generated by quota sampling since studies over thirty years ago pointed up some major problems ( Moser and Stuart 1953 ; Stephan and McCarthy 1958 ) . |
| 3 | Although traditional shopfronts add charm and individuality to high streets , unprecedented damage has been done over the last century . |
| 4 | Do you see what I mean , see most of this has been done for the convenience of the Quick Save Supermarkets on that er , I should say . |
| 5 | In these the selection has been done for the trainer . |
| 6 | This has been done for the Shell Better Britain Campaign 's excellent ‘ Getting Help ’ guide . |
| 7 | The bearer of this document , Agatha de Courcy , must be given every aid and assistance for what she has done has been done for the sake of the Crown and the good of our realm . ’ |
| 8 | Much of this work has been done for the larger national and international companies . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Similarly , little justice has been done to the CSW approach in the study , though a prospective approach is likely to yield more comparable data . |
| 11 | The National Trust is currently undertaking a structural survey which will reveal the full scale of the damage , but it is already known that extensive harm has been done to the brickwork , windows and terrace . |
| 12 | Considerable restoration has been done to the property recently . |
| 13 | We all know , and indeed can see with our own eyes , the damage that has been done to the countryside in pursuit of production . |
| 14 | Slade LJ continued by pointing out that , although the breach of a positive covenant is not always capable of remedy : Nevertheless , I would , for my part , accept … submission that the breach of a positive covenant ( whether it be a continuing breach or a once and for all breach ) will ordinarily be capable of remedy … the concept of capability of remedy for the purpose of section 146 must surely be directed to the question whether the harm that has been done to the landlord by the relevant breach is for practicable purposes capable of being retrieved . |
| 15 | as has been done with the two examples in the previous section . |
| 16 | Huxley , the exponent of laboratory physiology , won a great victory over Owen when he contrived to get a statue of Darwin placed on the main staircase of the Natural History Museum ; but justice has been done with the passage of time , and Owen 's statue is now in pride of place in his building . |
| 17 | We need now , therefore , to consider the empirical work that has been done on the topic of acquired distinction ( and on acquired non-distinctiveness or equivalence ) . |
| 18 | For example , Spears ( 1982 ) states that little research has been done on the cost of rehabilitation of severely eroded hillsides . |
| 19 | Significant amounts of gas may have been generated , and it would be interesting to know whether geochemical work has been done on the gases found in Jurassic reservoirs to see whether any Palaeozoic contributions are present . |
| 20 | Very little research has been done on the literature guides and only one on their use by students , so all we have is speculation . |
| 21 | Despite the Gulfs long history of oil pollution , little research has been done on the long-term impact on marine life there . |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | Though a certain amount of work has been done on the history of Africa 's media , there is room for research on a far larger scale . |
| 24 | Since then little work has been done on the loco by the small group of owners who like everyone else have been hampered by lack of funds . |
| 25 | An excellent example is the work that has been done on the hippocampus . |
| 26 | No recent research has been done on the subject but my own experience suggests GP racing produces heart and breath rates matching those experienced during prolonged high speed running . |
| 27 | Here again , a large amount of work has been done on the analysis of written discourse for students of ESP and EAP ( see , for example , Selinker , Tarone , and Hanzeli 1981 ) , but there is no reason why the same techniques can not be applied more widely to the production and processing of writing of more general interest . |
| 28 | As a second , hypothetical example , suppose that I was keen to make some contribution to human physiology or anatomy , and suppose I noted that very little work has been done on the weight of human earlobes . |
| 29 | All these studies acknowledge that Mills and Boon is a ‘ phenomenon in publishing ’ but little work has been done on the marketing and production side of a phenomenon which claimed a readership of 250 million worldwide during 1984 . |
| 30 | The harmful effects of unemployment on mental and physical health are well established , although much less work has been done on the effectiveness of various interventions . |