Example sentences of "[adv] [be] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They first went to The Hitman in Blackpool after seeing one on TV and have since been to at least 10 of the shows . |
| 2 | Bob Stokes , who was coach of the side when they last won the trophy ( under the guise of Whitburn ) has since been to the final on six occasions ( with Whitburn and Team Scottish Farm ) and lost every time . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've only been to two movies in two-and-a-half years , ’ he says . |
| 4 | They say that hunting 's for er er human pleasure , er , I mean personally I 've only been to one hunt , and I do n't see what all the the , the , the , the trouble 's about because the huntsman is only a spectator , it 's the hounds that are hunting the fox and it is to keep the foxes down . |
| 5 | I 've only been to Devon and Cornwall , you ca n't really call |
| 6 | I 've only been to a couple of lodge meetings it I was invited to go to I always felt slightly ambiguous about that really you know . |
| 7 | Fran had only been to the luxurious floating restaurant a couple of times , but knew from experience that the food was excellent and very expensive . |
| 8 | He barely speaks Italian and in fact has only been to the country of his ancestry once — on a school trip . |
| 9 | first time I ever one , was old Freddie and I 'd , I 'd only been to depot . |
| 10 | she 's only been to work once since Christmas , she went erm last Friday |
| 11 | Well we 've only been to the dentist here . |
| 12 | Section references below are to the Companies Act 1985 unless otherwise indicated . |
| 13 | The ideas below are to be used in addition to the basic strategies , not instead of them . |
| 14 | We have all been to school , and many have children at school . |
| 15 | ‘ Alexander , Michael and now William ( 2¾ ) have all been to the art class , and I 've found it encourages their imagination and creativity . |
| 16 | Well , it was n't till the Tuesday of the week after when we 'd all been to the funeral at the crematorium that Inspector Bush came in again . |
| 17 | A positive interaction with these characteristics can only be to the benefit of artists and their followers alike . |
| 18 | Salt has received much bad publicity in recent years as a major contributory factor to heart disease , but the initial hysteria has now given way to the theory that salt in quantity will only be to the detriment of those people prone to heart disease from other causes . |
| 19 | Since the alteration of the law on homosexual acts between consenting adults , there has been a startling increase in the number of male patients who are prepared to talk freely about their homosexuality , and this can only be to the good , as they do appear to have a considerably higher chance of acquiring certain of the sexually transmitted conditions . |
| 20 | ‘ I was told : ‘ Poppy , it will only be to the bottom of your back . |
| 21 | Membership of an organisation necessitates voluntary restrictions upon the sovereign powers of States which can only be to the extent accepted by the members through the express or implied terms of the treaty . |
| 22 | the application has to be made to a quarterly meeting of the board ( s.5(6) ) , and the transfer effected can only be to the person who during the currency of the licence has become the Owner or occupier or the new tenant of the premises to which the certificate relates . |
| 23 | The Bill disregards the statutory role of local authorities with regard to impounded water and that can only be to the detriment of local people . |
| 24 | Ultimately we are campaigning to be allowed to be ourselves , with all out differences and similarities , and such an aim can only be to the advantage of us all . |
| 25 | ‘ Throughout the summer , I understand , you are hosting a number of national and international sailing competitions this can only be to the good of Dwyfor and , indeed , Wales . ’ |
| 26 | This was bound to entail a new evaluation , which ( we may note ) might not necessarily be to Homer 's advantage , for all the undoubted " harmony " and " beauty " of the early epic . |
| 27 | The potential liability would pass to the wife as transferee ; to agree to elect for " hold over " can not necessarily be to her advantage . |
| 28 | erm in that situation I fail to understand how that can necessarily be to be honest , because the vehicle in question has done eighty thousand miles . |
| 29 | All four books reveal a steady concern with imitation and interpretation , and to read them together is to be clearer about what it is that the writer intends us to think that he thinks about things . |
| 30 | He purchased of me — the copies left on my hands — and he alone is to be applied to on the point you wish answered . ’ |