Example sentences of "work [conj] [verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He undermined all the work that had been done by Mr M with the W family . |
| 2 | Our doctors were delighted for they knew they would soon need expert surgical help , but secretly they enjoyed showing the ‘ greats ’ who had little rooms adjoining each other on that top floor , the good work that had been done in ‘ the acute exanthemata . ’ |
| 3 | The Jones collaboration in part grew out of such a quest , though there were aspects of their work that had been anticipated in India long before , unrecorded and so unknown to them . |
| 4 | ‘ I believe the importance of genetic influences has been diminished in the amount of work that has been done on environmental influences . |
| 5 | We need now , therefore , to consider the empirical work that has been done on the topic of acquired distinction ( and on acquired non-distinctiveness or equivalence ) . |
| 6 | Some of his biology is not too sound ; his statement that the gulls of the northern hemisphere may be exceptional — ‘ In the majority of species such gradual variation is not seen , and all the members are equally interfertile ’ — seems based on a plentiful lack of knowledge of the work that has been done on geographical variation in many groups of animals , including birds . |
| 7 | Thirty of the first 40 titles are mono ( contrary to the original Savoy notes provided with six of these ) , and all are marked ‘ AAD ’ — surely an eccentricity given the work that has been done on the original signal ? |
| 8 | An excellent example is the work that has been done on the hippocampus . |
| 9 | We thank you for those in Exeter who have granted permission for the work that has been done on this church building , and for the help that has been given towards the planning of the new building . |
| 10 | Otherwise , the excellent work that has been done on education and exhibitions will have to cease . |
| 11 | The neglect of the subject as a whole is no doubt simply due to the disproportionate amount of recent linguistic work that has been done on English or closely related languages . |
| 12 | ‘ To disturb them after all the work that has been done over many years would be a disaster . ’ |
| 13 | Instead an eclectic approach has been taken , highlighting some of the more significant work that has been done in the five years since the first edition of this book was published . |
| 14 | What a waste of all the good work that has been done in India ! |
| 15 | Sometimes this seemed indicated , as when he told the legislature they must beware ‘ When we are freeing ourselves from one form of imperialism [ against those who would ] … bind us to another one which would swiftly undo all the work that has been done in recent years to foster … a free and independent nation ’ ; ‘ As we would not have British masters , so we would not have Russian masters . ’ |
| 16 | This would accord with basic notions of democracy and indeed with much of the work that has been done in user analysis . |
| 17 | I recognise the work that has been done by the design museum in making an important contribution to the understanding of the role of design in a modern industrial society . |
| 18 | I have never known a Member of Parliament so unwilling to accept the work that has been done by the Ministry on behalf of his constituents . |
| 19 | Father , we are thankful for the work that has been completed on the church building and we rejoice at the skills and abilities that have made it possible . |
| 20 | The study will involve interviews and discussions with those actually involved in the provision of transport services with the intention of assessing the qualitative effects of deregulation and thus provide additional insights to supplement the quantitative work that has been conducted to date . |
| 21 | I have followed the pension changes and difficulties that have been experienced by my constituents and the work that has been undertaken by the all-party pension group . |
| 22 | 8 Perhaps this offers a useful framework to think about the work that has been produced over the last quarter of a century . |
| 23 | Erm there 's been a reduction er , in the er , staff er because er er people have moved on and er , I take Sue 's point about er if it were n't for the fact that erm they 'd got fully e e experienced staff who 've been there some time , they have n't , not used to this churning over o of , and therefore , that has paid off in er in er in erm so far as being able to deal with the problems that have arisen and er , you 'll see further on er , addition profiles of the work that 's been done with er in this area over the town . |
| 24 | ‘ The European Commission recently estimated that a third of all EC research is repeating work that 's been done before and is documented in patents . ’ |
| 25 | The intention there Chair , is to , is to do further work er , to consolidate on the work that 's been achieved during the , during the year , but also to set out a programme for the er , following period of time , er , from er , April nineteen ninety four until March nineteen ninety five , so that erm , members of the Committee are able to comment on the , on the intentions er , on the draft strategies that are being put forward as a result of the review that takes place er , following the first year 's activity . |
| 26 | Er , sir , at the risk of straying slightly into into two B , you , do forgive me in advance , but you raised the specific point about size , and and erm there was er one or two statements that there is n't a a clear view on size in P P G three , I think it 's important to bear in mind the interrelationship between all P P G s and as Mr Curtis said , the research that that backs them up , and I I I point you to three quotes in the statement that C P R E have put in , erm i i i paragraph four point one seven , an and s the quote that attaches to that is taken from the research that erm er backs up draft revised P P G thirteen , transport , and erm I shall quote from that on this question of size , i it is also evident that smaller settlements , those with populations of less than fifty thousand , but particularly very small settlements are characteristically less transport emissions efficient than larger settlements , I think the the erm essence of of that particular piece of research is not as Mr Davis was implying to achieve totally self contained settlements , I do n't believe such a concept exists , it 's actually erm a planning land use in the long term to reduce C O two emi emissions something that is essential now to government policy , I think perhaps more instructive though is is the quote that I 've in included in paragraph four point one nine and that 's taken from er er this book here which I perhaps should submit the whole chapter in evidence to the panel , I 've only just included one quote , it 's it 's I suggest one of the more interesting reads that you may have as a result of this panel , it 's by Colin Ward , and it 's called New Town , Home Town , it 's undertaken by er , sorry includes some of the work that 's been undertaken by the University of Reading , erm and er David Lock Associates , on erm er new town research , and this this is due to be published by H M S O shortly , it 's unfortunate that it was n't available in time for this E I P , but I think erm , if you 'll bear with me , I will read out the quote that I put in four point one nine , because I feel that it is useful on this question of of size , we concluded that if you are interested in environmental impact , energy conser consumption , and sustainability , new settlements have to reach a certain size to be worthwhile , it 's parallel to the old arguments that used to take place around self containment in new towns , we found that new settlements of much less than five thousand houses , that 's about fourteen thousand people are not really worthwhile because if they are smaller than that you are simply putting a housing estate in the countryside , a phrase that that has already been put round this morning , it appears that the best minimum for a new settlement , the best minimum , is about ten thousand houses , that 's that 's twenty five thousand people , which as it happens is about the size of the original garden cities . |
| 27 | He 's won several awards for his radio work and has been praised by top journalists for documentaries he 's come up with for Radio One . |