Example sentences of "[conj] [indef pn] can be done [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ At present the Government 's mind-set appears to be that nothing can be done without a smile of approval from Dublin , which never comes .
2 I 'm sure she 'll get better quicker if something can be done about her mental state . ’
3 Come ; let us see if aught can be done for the boy here . ’
4 Data files for use by computers might contain data about fonts and help systems , but nothing can be done with that information without the assistance of a program file containing the relevant instructions .
5 The cost of warships is unknown , but something can be done with the byrnies which every eight hides were ordered to provide in the same year .
6 ‘ She 'll want to take a look at those eyes of yours , whether anything can be done about them at the moment or not , and even if it is Boxing Day . ’
7 Boiotian history from 479 till the First Peloponnesian War of 460–446 is not recoverable , though something can be done with the coins .
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