Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If an earn out is to be used , it is recommended that it does not form too significant a part of the purchase price as this will distort priorities . |
| 2 | Erm what , what we do today is to way go back over some of the ideas about land reform and then carry them through to the ninety fifty er Agrarian Reform Bill . |
| 3 | Do n't be to Jacob , I 'll slap your lips off ! |
| 4 | ‘ We 've only been to two movies in two-and-a-half years , ’ he says . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I 've only been to Devon and Cornwall , you ca n't really call |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Well we 've only been to the dentist here . |
| 9 | In fact I 've scarcely been to bed before one o'clock any night since I first realized he was dyslexic . |
| 10 | People ring up about the match they 've just been to and complain or say who they think should be the next England manager , etc . |
| 11 | I 'VE just been to court for the first time in my life at 74 , because my local council said I owed them £63 for my wife 's poll tax during 1991–92 . |
| 12 | Yeah , okay , I 've just been to Asda so kids are on the way to put the bits of shopping in the van , alright , cos I got 'em some cereal and some bread and I 'll bring up the toaster , they can take the toaster with 'em for a while and oh there is , is there ? |
| 13 | We 've just been to Nursery . |
| 14 | No , we 've just been to B and M Bargains , Lyndsey said , oh God ! |
| 15 | I 've just been to the physio before I came here . |
| 16 | ‘ You 've already been to the Pentagon and the White House . ’ |
| 17 | I 've already been to Colin , placed my order , given him a deposit — and nothing 's happening . |
| 18 | They 've already been to the Jonquil because of Sabine 's death . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've not been to the new grounds at Walsall and Scunthorpe , Maidstone 's ground , or covered a League match at Barnet . |
| 20 | I 've not been to London in twelve years . ’ |
| 21 | You 've not been to Aflex ? |
| 22 | I 'm ever so disappointed that I 've not been to Yugoslavia , I wanted to go to Dubrovnik , you know , it 's been on the sort of list but I 've never got round to it . |
| 23 | THE controversial film Cathy Come Home is to be screened on British television for the first time in 17 years in as attempt to highlight the plight of the homeless . |
| 24 | If you 've ever been to one of their live performances , you will find the band , yourself and the whole of the crowd jumping around like it was a punk reunion . |
| 25 | I do n't know whether you 've ever been to Russia , Mr Millet , I have . |
| 26 | And the closest I 've ever been to the slopes is flying over Switzerland . |
| 27 | To me it 's the unhappiest house I 've ever been to . |
| 28 | Leeds 2 Leicester 1 — This is probably the most memorable game I 've ever been to . |
| 29 | ‘ As I told you last night , this is the only time I 've ever been to Venice . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't think I 've ever been to , quite pleasant . |