Example sentences of "[vb infin] done a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew so many rotters before him , I could have done a degree in them . |
| 2 | Oh I could n't have done a quarter of it . |
| 3 | Oh , I could n't have done a quarter of it . |
| 4 | ‘ He should have done a bit of minding years ago . ’ |
| 5 | Or , possibly , she would have done a bit of both . |
| 6 | How many of these locks do you think you 'd have done a day of the cylinder lock ? |
| 7 | I would have done a car with somebody holding it |
| 8 | Indeed , if the Canterbury claims were as well founded as Anselm believed , anything less than a general authority over the whole British Isles would have done a violence to the early history of the see as it was understood at Canterbury , and to the large geographical and historical conceptions which lay behind these claims . |
| 9 | He 'd have done a par about the lead in his pencil if you 'd asked him — a stick and a half — a column — whatever you needed ; and all of it full of wit and erudition . ’ |
| 10 | As Merrill looked at him questioningly , he went on , ‘ Knowing , by then , just how you felt about the circumstances of Elise 's death , you could have done a lot of damage . ’ |
| 11 | If you are going up to senior positions movement is essential ; even people who may plateau out at middle management will have done a lot of different jobs for three , four , five years . |
| 12 | Without Shirley , he probably would n't have done a ton of marathons and collected his first medal from the Hundred Club . |
| 13 | Even I would n't have done a thing like that ! ’ |
| 14 | To qualify for a course at the ICO officers must have done a minimum of ten years ' service . |