Example sentences of "done [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the third series , sclerotherapy was not done as the initial treatment . |
| 2 | ‘ Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her ’ |
| 3 | Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her . |
| 4 | The key document circulated at the time was Raoul Vaneigen 's Totality For Kids which was hailed by its supporters as doing for the twentieth century what Marx had done for the nineteenth . |
| 5 | Now I 've dwelt for a moment on my own experience because I think it epitomizes that of the Labour Party as a whole from to John , the G M B has been a tower of strength always there to assist not only with money and resources , but also with advice and support and on behalf of my parliamentary colleagues , I want to thank the union for all it is , it has done for the Labour Party . |
| 6 | Since the Minister is so concerned about the gold belonging to the Baltic states , will he see justice done for the poorest country in Europe , Albania , whose gold is in the Bank of England and was stolen from that country four decades ago ? |
| 7 | All this may be done for the best of reasons but it only ensures that children bottle up their feelings as well as their tears , which , as we have seen in previous chapters , can have far-reaching effects . |
| 8 | And it was done for the best , although I must admit it did n't turn out like that . |
| 9 | ’ It might have revived her career , as it certainly would have done for the 42-year-old Doris Day . |
| 10 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 11 | As the distinguished chemist , Cornford , said : ‘ The doctrine is based on the theory that nothing should ever be done for the first time . ’ |
| 12 | That I 've done for the first time in my life something original . |
| 13 | Probably by saying that he only supplied what custom dictated as appropriate to the social status of the deceased , and that everything was done for the complete satisfaction of his client . |
| 14 | In the liberated world of radical chic , we may be intended to think , favours could be done for the right person . |
| 15 | I do n't like the title , it 's probably done for the right reasons but … well … |
| 16 | One of their spokesmen warned in January 1933 : Unless something is done for the American farmer , we will have revolution in the countryside within less than twelve months . |
| 17 | Diana warmed to her theme as the letter , written on Kensington Palace notepaper , continued with her favourite lament — the work she had done for the Royal Family . |
| 18 | She consulted her own solicitor , and wrote back to Prince Philip in the same angry terms , stressing the work she had done for the Royal Family . |
| 19 | It shook me up the way the split was done for the 1990 US Open . |
| 20 | WHAT 'S BEING DONE FOR THE 11,000 DEAF AND BLIND ? |
| 21 | But because he was n't , I worked as hard as I could until dark , about night time , to get them done for the next day . |
| 22 | Got the shopping done for the next fortnight . |
| 23 | Much of this work has been done for the larger national and international companies . |
| 24 | Salsburg says this was never done for the NCI test , which throws doubt on the high percentage of compounds found to cause cancer . |
| 25 | That 's what we er we want , that 's what we require , because do n't forget old people er , in fact our present national treasurer , a Mrs Mary , is now serving as the national treasurer and has done for the last thirty five years . |
| 26 | I am afraid that while this ban is in force my wife and I will not be trading in Darlington as we have done for the last 20 years . |
| 27 | Mr McQuaker said he had just left work at the Haughton Road service station at 9pm as he had done for the last 25 years when the youths pounced . |
| 28 | Gabriel went back and told God what he had done for the three brothers . |
| 29 | Nothing guarantees that the Americans and Russians will go on supplying it as they have done for the past couple of years . |
| 30 | But concentrating all attention on the pus cells , as researchers have done for the past 20 years , is perhaps to miss the most important elements of process . |