Example sentences of "[modal v] be done was " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that could be done was to work by analogy . |
| 2 | It is not very easy to arrange ventilation schemes when the designer has forgotten to do so and often the best that could be done was to arrange to leave the inspection doors open when on the ground . |
| 3 | So on 13 and 14 March the best that could be done was for him to give Harwell full details and let them get on with it themselves ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 4 | The best that could be done was to influence its shape in a way that gave the greatest help to the home market . |
| 5 | The best that could be done was to find a formula which , compatibly with this , gave something to the minority . |