Example sentences of "he [verb] be to [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tagan is our best tracker , ’ Ratagan said , ‘ and he has been to the Greshorns . ’ |
| 2 | He is very affectionate , and I would n't be without him now , and he has been to the vet 's for his injections so as to avoid another disaster . |
| 3 | and this is really sad , and he told me mum that he 'd been to a hairdressers and done it . |
| 4 | And he did n't have to explain where he 'd been to a wife who has different ideas of a swinging time . |
| 5 | Said he 'd been to a party . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | So he 'd been to the doctors about few weeks ago and he 'd been repairing his shed , said there was water coming in and he went to he said oh you 've pulled a ligament or something he said , it 'll take weeks for it to clear up but anyhow he went back again about a fortnight ago . |
| 8 | He tried to deny he 'd been to the village at first , but when I told him I 'd watched his every move he said he 'd gone for toothpaste and avoided our constables because he did n't think they 'd allow him to go out . ’ |
| 9 | He said he 'd been to the pub and had 2 pints and that someone else was driving . |
| 10 | ‘ He did tell me he 'd been to the house , ’ I said . |
| 11 | Everyone would know he 'd become Rosa 's suitor , now that he 'd been to the house and paid a call after meeting her secretly at night . |
| 12 | ‘ Doone phoned me yesterday to say he 'd been to the boatyard and taken away some objects for which he would give me a receipt . ’ |
| 13 | It 's funny er when Richard came in the other day and said he 'd been he 'd been to the dentist and you said oh well they have n't been in touch with us yet . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He said he had been to a beauty contest where the audience were mostly farmers . |
| 16 | He had been to the cemetery . |
| 17 | He had been to the top in the past and when asked why he had decided against it today , he said : ‘ I was exhausted ! ’ |
| 18 | And she knew that he had been to The Bar over thirty times in seven weeks now . |
| 19 | He gave evidence of Philip Drew 's character and also stated that on 22 June he had been to the cinema in the afternoon . |
| 20 | He had been to the mercy seat and wanted to be a soldier , but there was a problem . |
| 21 | When the meter man came for the last time he spoke of my aunt , and of the many years he had been to the house , so that he felt himself to be almost an old friend . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't know you were religious , Balvinder , ’ surprised by his admission that he had been to the gurdwara . |
| 23 | He was already a respected physician in his field , and his opinion was often called for in public hospitals and institutions , which was why he had been to the Foundling Hospital today . |
| 24 | Yes , he had been to the Tower himself several times but did not like it there and still less did he like exposing himself in the Waste . |
| 25 | then also er a talk with the dep about what he 's gon na say , and I 'm gon na put at the beginning please do not refer to this as being prepared for you , that 's two times he 's been to a launch and said that and he do n't give it such a spontaneous thing , so er I did meet him and tell him |
| 26 | Even though he 's been to a prison I mean . |
| 27 | he 's been to the station before . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's been to the United States three times during the past two years and returned with large sums of money , which he carries in a money belt . |
| 29 | And he 's been to the doctors , he goes to doctor |
| 30 | I wonder if he 's been to the doctors with it . |