Example sentences of "[pron] 've been [vb pp] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been invited down to Plymouth for a party at the weekend . ’ |
| 2 | Yes , by the way I 'm gon na be able to see Max , I 'll tell you that now because I 've been dragged off to another conference , I 'm actually going down to the , to the rehabilitation workers ' phones |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been tuned in to the local station , ’ he said shortly . |
| 4 | I 've been called in to the Museum during the night or at weekends for a variety of reasons . |
| 5 | ‘ This is a battle for me but I 've been brought up to battle . |
| 6 | Following last night 's 2–0 defeat by the USA he said : ‘ This is a battle for me , but I 've been brought up to battle . |
| 7 | Interrupt — difficult to do if you 've been brought up to be polite , but necessary to learn . |
| 8 | He 's away back to Biggar now , but he 'll be back up on Friday as we 've been invited round to Ingalo 's for tea — Hazel 's going as well , so it should be a good laugh . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've been invited out to dinner this evening , ’ he said tersely . |
| 10 | I find it difficult to understand how they are going to carry on experimental work at other depots that are n't really equipped to carry out experimental work , and so for that reason , I mean , there 's a great deal of concern that these cuts are n't rather more cosmetic that they 've been made out to be . |
| 11 | And how many people can be sure of things about themselves when they 've been brought up to please other people ? |