Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] been [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Service intervals of 3000 miles , plus an initial 500-mile check , mean the car has been back to the Dartford factory five times since April and have produced bills for a total of £826.05 , although £96.50 of that was to replace one of the 205/45 ZR16 Goodyear Eagle GS-D tyres , which had collected a nail in its tread . |
| 2 | But she 'll wear it if she has to , and she wants to go to Lourdes , the priest 's been on to her and she 's … ’ |
| 3 | Do you think they 'll enjoy reading about the things their little boy has been up to ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I hear the English faculty has been on to Humphrey already , ’ he volunteered . |
| 5 | The Consul-General 's been on to me . |
| 6 | The man who ran the world 's first sub-four minute mile has been back to the track where he made history nearly thirty five years ago . |
| 7 | Service spokeswoman Rosemary Sandford said : ‘ It 's a very important appeal and it reflects how popular the service has been up to now . |
| 8 | But our improvement this season has been down to a team effort , not to any particular individual . |
| 9 | ‘ Trading in the first quarter of our new financial year has been up to our expectations and is well ahead of the same period last year , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I said , well your mum 's been out to work five days a week and you just help |
| 11 | The appeal has been shamelessly to the pocket calculator , not the heart ; to the purse , not to pride . |