Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ate and drank simply and , although he enjoyed the theatre , he had not been to a play for twenty years . |
| 2 | The problem is not just that the children have not attended a school where English is taught ; they have not been to a school of any description for years on end . |
| 3 | There can not be many Catholics in Halifax who have not been to an event at St. Mary 's ! |
| 4 | I pointed out that I had not been to the polytechnic , but had been to Durham University on a scholarship — only the second the force had been awarded . |
| 5 | West Germans who had not been to the East had no difficulty in believing them . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not been to the new grounds at Walsall and Scunthorpe , Maidstone 's ground , or covered a League match at Barnet . |
| 7 | One after the other was called to report why he had not been to the police court for a long period , and threatened that if he did not do more work in the future he would lose pay . |
| 8 | Also on the visiting critics ' itinerary were such exotica as a barbecue dinner and a visit to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ; your correspondent , a native Texan , had not been to the rodeo since 1961 , when he shook Roy Rogers 's hand , but none the less did not feel compelled to spice up this report with such familiar Texas seasoning . |
| 9 | It was n't far from where he lived , just a stop further on the tube , but he 'd not been to the area before . |
| 10 | In profit-oriented organizations this emphasis has not been to the exclusion of performance measures for the simple reason that , because of the existence of the profit measure , the stewardship accounts can be analysed to yield pointers to performance . |
| 11 | On deck , Martha and Nenna had been joined by Maurice , who had decided to consider himself on holiday , and had not been to the pub for several nights . |
| 12 | ‘ I have some shopping to do and you have not been to the town at all . |
| 13 | The three sets which have not been to the Joint Committee come under the negative procedure and are consequential upon the main affirmative orders . |
| 14 | Even where individuals have not been to the West Indies themselves , they often live in a household with an older person of the same generation ( e.g. an older sibling ) who either was born there or has spent some time there . |
| 15 | Have you not been to the toilet yet ? |
| 16 | Market reports suggest that the sale will not be to a local business . |
| 17 | One must appreciate that with the passing of time all things progress ; what may have been of considerable interest to one generation may not be to the next . |
| 18 | This ‘ brain and skills drain ’ may not be to the government 's liking because the evidence suggests that about 30,000 people will emigrate abroad , taking considerable assets with them . |
| 19 | It is quite natural for all human beings to seek the company of their peers , but surely this should not be to the exclusion of contact with people of all ages . |
| 20 | This would not be to the exclusion of other World Religions which would be included in their appropriate curricular area . |
| 21 | But I 'm not being to the full at all . |
| 22 | Disgraced minister DAVID MELLOR can be seen on the cover of ED BANGER AND THE NOSEBLEEDS ‘ Ai n't Been To No Music School ’ single . |
| 23 | I ai n't been to no doctor 's , well I 'm lying I had to go again , I had to like because I 've been getting these here bloody , I must 've had them ten or fifteen year or more and , cos I 'm on these here tablets now for the old stomach like , and that like . |
| 24 | Crowds of people , including many who had n't been to a church for years , came to hear him . |
| 25 | I have n't been to a ball since I came to Canada . ’ |
| 26 | I have n't been to a service here for years . ’ |
| 27 | I have n't been to a Leeds match for absolutely ages and could do with any info on getting hold of tickets , which parts of the ground need tickets and the best places to stand/sit … and park the car etc . |
| 28 | Now erm , I have n't been to a match lately , but these pictures I 've seen , there 's still all these fences around to stop people doing that . |
| 29 | I have n't been to a gym in ages , ’ Vitor said , and frowned as though the omission had only just occurred to him . |
| 30 | You said you had n't been to a gym in ages . |