Example sentences of "have [be] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only " reason " given by Anderson — " I changed my mind " ( p. 87 ) — clearly violates the maxim of quantity in providing too little information , and his excuse , that he " did n't realize it mattered " , violates the maxim of quality because , being a Cambridge don who has been to a number of overseas conferences , he will be well aware of the procedures involved . |
| 2 | Anyone who has been to a concert by Fine Arts Brass will know the group combines virtuosity with versatility , playing music of all styles with equal flair and placing the emphasis very much on entertainment . |
| 3 | And he did n't have to explain where he 'd been to a wife who has different ideas of a swinging time . |
| 4 | and this is really sad , and he told me mum that he 'd been to a hairdressers and done it . |
| 5 | I 'd been , a few weeks ago I 'd been to a wedding , and it was the most boring |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd been to a party at Cipriani 's in The Strand which went on all hours . |
| 7 | Said he 'd been to a party . |
| 8 | He may well be a transvestite , but I ca n't help wondering whether the make-up was simply a blind to ‘ Prove ’ , as it were , that he 'd been to a party that night , in case anyone picked him up . |
| 9 | We 'd been to a party with Nancy and Frank . |
| 10 | She 'd been to a lot of trouble finding something original , something you 'd enjoy . ’ |
| 11 | Not many children are likely to have been to a circus ; but although they 're not as glamorous or as attractive as they once were , they still hold a fascination for children . |
| 12 | Thus for example it is sometimes held to be of significance that the first appearance of the resurrected Christ is said to have been to a woman . |
| 13 | But perhaps he had been to a Harley Street specialist — it was easier to imagine the long holiday being recommended behind thick net curtains in one of those tall houses with several brass plates on the door . |
| 14 | ‘ You had been to a play with David ? ’ |
| 15 | Mr Grant said Cornthwaite had been to a pub before going to the party with his girlfriend . |
| 16 | The General Household Survey found that in one month in 1985 , out of people aged 65 and over , 34% had seen their doctor ; 5% had seen a nurse ; 1% had seen a health visitor ; 11% had seen a chiropodist ( footcare ) : 9% had seen a home help ; 2% had received meals on wheels ; and 5% had been to a day centre . |
| 17 | She and Havvie had been to a flower show . |
| 18 | The detective-constable who had brought in the exhibits had said that the girl had been to a dance . |
| 19 | Thirty veteran officers from the Australian destroyer Warramungu had been to a re-union in Perth . |
| 20 | Alix herself had been to a May Ball or two in Cambridge , in her dancing days . |
| 21 | He said he had been to a beauty contest where the audience were mostly farmers . |
| 22 | The court heard that , on the afternoon of the mugging , Mrs Henderson had been to a jumble sale with friends , and refused a lift home as she wanted to go shopping . |
| 23 | Dynasticism was not dead ; for some rulers , promoting family interests was as important as it had been to a Tudor or a Valois . |
| 24 | For a moment Frau Nordern was tempted to lie , to say that she had been to a meeting , or a mother . |
| 25 | It was so long since she had been to a party like this . |
| 26 | Before Lesley met Alan , she had been to a party where she got drunk and ended up sleeping with someone without knowing it . |
| 27 | Police said David had been to a pal 's engagement party at a nearby pub but how he was killed remained a mystery . |
| 28 | Mr Leslie had been to a railway staff party in a pub called the Flint , which is situated across the road from High Wycombe Station . |
| 29 | Well you 've been to a singing one . |
| 30 | If you 've been to a puppy party you 'll know how much fun it can be to train your pup in a positive and natural way . |