Example sentences of "have done [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silly and stupid , the sort of thing he might have done as a child , pathetic for a man of his age . |
| 2 | Her red suit was smart , but too bright a colour for her pale English pink and white skin , her brown hair could have done with a wash and her nails were ragged and bitten . |
| 3 | Ironically she rarely used much make-up herself , but right now she could have done with a cover-up stick to hide the dark shadows beneath her eyes and some blusher to conceal at least a little of her pallor . |
| 4 | My time would only be impressive if clocked by sundial but I was pleased with it , though I could have done with a couple of gym sessions to get in shape . |
| 5 | ‘ You could have done with a couple of stitches here . |
| 6 | ‘ Meeting Venus ’ looks like it could have done with a bit of old fashioned fascism itself . |
| 7 | I could have done with a bit of support from you once in a while . |
| 8 | I could have done with a bit of weeping and gnashing of the old teeth . |
| 9 | He knew he could really have done with a saw . |
| 10 | He could have done with a saw . |
| 11 | ‘ I could have done with a hand . ’ |
| 12 | It immediately grabbed my nose and twisted it round as it would have done with a fish . |
| 13 | How they could have done with a win this afternoon . |
| 14 | What would I have done with a mother who smothered me in love ? ’ |
| 15 | To perform these pieces in the same circumstances as Byrd would have done round a table with friends is to take the quest for authenticity to its logical conclusion . |
| 16 | People say having a baby ruins your life , and talk about what you could have done in a job and that . |