Example sentences of "[pron] 've been [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | That I see the faces I 've been gutted to ashes . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been sentenced to death . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been asked to dinner by one of the neighbours . ’ |
| 4 | but I 've been reinstated to twenty three pounds |
| 5 | But I 've been taught to mind my own business , so I wo n't need an answer to that . ’ |
| 6 | " I 've been invited to a dance . " |
| 7 | Yeah , I attended , I used to run an A T C squad , well I used to run the two different ones in London , and A T C squadrons , and I must say I 've been invited to the last two open nights . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been invited to a party next weekend . |
| 9 | I 've been tied to older people , my father … riveted to him . |
| 10 | Just came in to say I 've been summoned to the presence . |
| 11 | SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT I 've been sung to by Smokey Robinson for my whole life . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been introduced to every one of Estelle 's six grandchildren and I 'd so love for her to see Thomas . ’ |
| 13 | All I 've been introduced to that bloke as Sally 's friend ! |
| 14 | ‘ I 've smiled before , because I 've been forced to , and now we 've had three hit singles I 'll smile when I fuckin' want to . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've always been a great Archers fan but I 've been sworn to secrecy over what I will be doing . ’ |
| 16 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |
| 17 | ANOTHER Budget bites the dust and I am assailed by the sobering realisation that though I 've been subjected to a fair number of them now , I have n't really understood any . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , ’ he said disarmingly , ‘ I may be the devil , but I do n't drink and I 've been married to the same woman for 40 years , so I ca n't be that bad . ’ |
| 19 | It 's all a long time ago and I 've been married to him for thirty-nine years . |
| 20 | I 've never really got attached to anyone , I 've been married to my career . |
| 21 | He said , ‘ Listen , I 've been married to three actresses and if you want a career , I will send you merrily on your way . |
| 22 | And I 've been ordered to . |
| 23 | But I 've been promised to Craig for years , I ca n't break my word . ’ |
| 24 | It 's meant a build up of toxic gasses below ground , and health warnings to cavers who 've been exposed to the chemicals . |
| 25 | For white middleclass males , however , pride and dignity has little resonance , when all your life you 've been trained to be aspirational and competitive . |
| 26 | Cavell says you 've been invited to the awards ceremony , and she 's asked the organisers to seat us together . |
| 27 | She said , ‘ I 'm sure you 've been invited to the wedding next week . ’ |
| 28 | Therefore , if you 've been exposed to the possibility of infection and have puzzling symptoms , see your doctor at once . |
| 29 | The only county-wide survey , the one of importance to you ma'am is contained within the North Yorkshire Conservation Strategy of which I think you 've been referred to already . |
| 30 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |