Example sentences of "this [noun] [verb] done " in BNC.

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1 Many illuminating results have been obtained from experiments which study single sentences and sententially-structured passages — indeed , the experiments which we report in this chapter have done just this .
2 We ca n't have them till this work 's done
3 The 13-goal marksman 's chances of being fit have improved since he started the treatment and his manager Ron Atkinson said : ‘ If he does make it and this machine has done the trick I 'll gladly pay out Pounds 25,000 myself to buy one . ’
4 so we could have reduced that , and I think that is the criticism that I make of the Conservatives , not that the Conservatives in this council have done that , but that they should be apologizing for it .
5 So it ends up , this room gets done .
6 ‘ I think that this evening has done you a world of good , ’ he said softly .
7 Which even on her own account of things , this woman had done nothing whatever to avert .
8 This Britain had done and she should not be dismayed at their majority , but be proud of it , and of the imperialism which had made it possible " .
9 This Government have done more than any of their predecessors to put the environment at the top of the agricultural agenda .
10 Of all the bad things this Government has done , closing St Bart 's would be the worst .
11 But- ’ Could this man have done something to stop you reaching Person X ?
12 Its a , during the course of the time of the crucifixion , Jesus is on the cross and its says there , there were two others also who were criminals , were being lead away to be put to death with Jesus and they came to the place called The Skull , there they crucified him and the criminals one on the right and the other on the left , but Jesus was saying father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing , and they cast locks divided up his garments among themselves and the people stood by and looking on and even the rulers was sneering at him excuse me , and even the rulers were sneering at him saying he saved others , let him save himself if this is the Christ of god , his chosen one , and the soldiers also mocked him , coming up to him offering sour wine and saying if your the king of the Jews save yourself now there was also an inscription above him , this is the kind of the Jews , and one of the criminals who was hanged there was hurling abut at him and saying you are not the Christ , save yourself and us , but the other answered and rebuking him said do you not even fear god , since you are under the same sentence of condemnation and we indeed justly for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds , but this man has done nothing wrong and he was say , and he was saying Jesus remember me when you come in your kingdom , Jesus said to him truly I say to you today you shall be with me in paradise I wonder if you 've ever been in that awful position of facing of what you thought was certain death perhaps you were seriously ill and er , there seemed little hope of your recovery , perhaps you were facing some danger , some , some risk and it seemed almost certain that short of a miracle you were gon na die , I wonder what sort of thoughts would have been going through your mind , maybe w , may well be that you were with other people , I wonder what sort of things if you were in a condition of speaking , what sort of things you would of been saying to them .
13 And we indeed , justly , for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds , but this man has done nothing wrong .
14 This man 's done a fabulous job .
15 This union has done a great deal for equality .
16 Andy Horne of Barclays Bank said : ‘ This slating has done sterling no good at all .
17 This Scarlet had done , and now she wondered how she could have : maybe you became more squeamish the further away you grew from the experience of childbirth .
18 As he spoke there were others who were not enjoying themselves quite so much , for the wind had got up and men were finding out what the soft spring this year had done to nurture growth in the grass lurking on either side of the fairways .
19 Yes , we 've got some good experienced players here and we 're not really just relying on the youngsters , but the youngsters who have come through this year have done an excellent job .
20 This year has done six major floatations of northern companies .
21 In my book , there is nothing this ex-president has done , or said , since leaving the White House which is worthy of attention — especially considering the many worthy things ex-presidents can do and say .
22 And then to be treated er as out and out er criminals , like this Quadling had done with us is just beyond all bounds of having reasonable
23 This country has done very well in the negotiations and we have got an agreement that is right for this country .
24 The ANC , for its part will continue to work for the unity of our people and we have no doubt that all those who have participated in attempting to solve this problem have done so in the best interests of our struggle .
25 Back in Britain , the Norwegian government exiled there felt this raid had done nothing to ease Norway 's plight ; a problem for any raiders attacking an ally 's occupied shore .
26 ‘ Something I had thought the people of this land had done with .
27 Just as inevitably , the Soviet Union and Syria both felt compelled to redouble their efforts to fortify their respective positions in the conflict , to offset the damage this agreement had done them .
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