Example sentences of "had be do for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of this had been done for the prawn . |
| 2 | Practically nothing had been done for the environment since 1970 ; people had simply built more cars , more roads , more factories , and thrown ever-increasing tons of chemicals on to the land . |
| 3 | They were then very pleased to read in the book that it had been done for the very same reasons . |
| 4 | Mother General 's view was that enough had been done for the child already . |
| 5 | Nothing had been done for the women who were exploited by prostitution . |
| 6 | It was in that frame of mind that I moved into the Olympic year indoor season , saying , as I had been doing for a long time , ‘ In ‘ 88 , I 'll graduate ! ’ |
| 7 | That was just what I had been doing for the past four months innocent of impending restrictions . |
| 8 | The reason for his pleasure , as well as for the handkerchief 's greyness , was that he had washed it himself … and really he had done just as good a job as the dhobi had been doing for the most extravagant prices . |
| 9 | Luckily the washing machine coped as adequately with Ruth 's clothes as it had been doing for the past six years . |