Example sentences of "[verb] been to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A team of wildlife biologists from the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) has been to able study the Javanese rhinoceros , considered the world 's rarest large mammal , by recording them with hidden cameras . |
| 2 | Now she 'd done some training as a secretary — she 'd been to secretarial college . |
| 3 | But our crowded islands were as vulnerable as Japan 's had been to atomic attack , and there appeared to be no sure defence against it . |
| 4 | On the other hand , Memet had been to public school , so that had probably finished him off … |
| 5 | It was obvious that Bonard had been to considerable trouble to arrange for the members of his class to meet people with similar interests to their own . |
| 6 | really s I 've been to dental hygiene cos I thought |
| 7 | Yes and er if I might s oh I er do n't know I 've been to bloody shop meself but I ai n't sorry about it , cos I 've done what I 've wanted to do and I 've enjoyed what I 've done and erm the authorities they get 'd me that on er hardship grounds there , as I say , being on er residential premise and er they showed me great respect and er |
| 8 | Well he 's taken us out when they 've been to bloody shop working and come back and wa I admitted that , but I mean just to go out for an evening . |
| 9 | Foreigners are flooding the market — in the last three weeks alone , six Norwegians have been to Premier League clubs on trial . |
| 10 | Calls for innovation and for productivity related ‘ intensive ’ growth have been to little avail . |
| 11 | Her singing voice is far more impressive than her talking voice ( she 's been to musical theatre college ) , and the songs will be pure pop — ’ Let's be honest , that 's my audience , ’ she says . |