Example sentences of "have done [pron] a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
2 | ‘ I did pick up a lot of younger listeners with the early evening shows and it 's harder for them to tune in now , which I regret , but , without wanting to sound melodramatic , I would have done myself a mischief if I 'd carried on and I already feel better . ’ |
3 | ‘ And it might have done him a bit of good . ’ |
4 | ‘ He believed in the code of loyalty and silence but he could have done himself a favour by letting us know where all the gold was . ’ |
5 | ‘ The call-offs mean that if anybody plays well against Germany he will have done himself a lot of good for the immediate future . ’ |
6 | And while she might not have done herself a lot of favours over the last five years , it has to be concluded that she is better getting out while the going 's still good . |
7 | McGrath said : ‘ It could have done us a lot of good to have been beaten so heavily at Coventry . |
8 | ‘ Well , you should have done it a long time ago ; you need a rest . ’ |
9 | Yeah , well I think they could have done it a bit quicker do n't you ? |
10 | Well I think , I would have thought they could have done it a bit quicker , the bathroom , if they wanted to . |