Example sentences of "been done [det] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well again er , er a three bedroomed house , I would , you see and they were putting one plug in , in , in each , each bedroom and , and two plugs in the main bedroom so they dropped one down altogether and erm , erm in a lounge like this to put two plugs in , sort of one in that corner and one in that corner it 's no good to anybody , it 's , as much as anything else was er , er about placing plugs as well er , if one 's only going to have two plugs well then least one should be able to place them in , in the right positions , er putting them behind doors is , is , is no good at all , a lot of them have been done that way because the it always means flex is going to be draped across the , the door if people are walking in gon na trip over it and erm , they probably got down to now , something er just less than the standard I would think in the , in the last houses they built . |
| 2 | ‘ It has always been done this way ’ is poor reason unless one knows why . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's always been done this way ’ is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome when persuading others . |
| 4 | He may also act on the principle that ‘ things have always been done this way ’ and justify his actions accordingly . |
| 5 | The splendid and spirited pictures in the early printed herbals had been done this way , but as increasingly detailed and accurate illustrations were demanded , plates etched or engraved on copper became the norm . |
| 6 | The authority for doing things this way lies in the fact that they have always been done this way and so questioning is not encouraged . |
| 7 | Should of been done any way . |