Example sentences of "the [noun sg] have been to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ( 1982 ) have shown that about three-quarters of the change has been to woodland , as shown in Figure 8.4 , and that this pattern is fairly geographically even , except for Dartmoor as shown in Table 8.4 . |
| 2 | But if you think things are bad now , just wait till the case has been to court . |
| 3 | The ‘ Fury and the Spitfire has been to an airshow the previous day at Yeovilton , they had then flown to Humberside for another airshow and were on their way home . |
| 4 | Magistrates were told that the defendant had been to Mr. White 's bank and had offered to pay the money stolen from them . |
| 5 | When we last spoke , you told me that you were reading in bed until eleven-thirty , when you went to sleep , and your last sortie from the bedroom had been to the kitchen for milk at approximately ten-forty . |
| 6 | How thrilled the girl had been to be going to the Holy City , how lovely she had looked in a jacket of scarlet silk , a birthday present given only the day before by Mrs Browning , how she had glowed and shivered with anticipation … |
| 7 | The detective-constable who had brought in the exhibits had said that the girl had been to a dance . |
| 8 | Most of the passengers on the Prospector had been to the Indian Ocean to shop and surf … |
| 9 | When Andy Mutch scored a deserved equaliser for Wolves five minutes from time , it seemed that Ipswich manager John Lyall 's pep talk at the interval had been to no avail . |
| 10 | More sensitive than their counterparts at the beginning of the decade had been to the technical qualities of Hollywood films , the critics of the time constantly drew attention to the gap between the aspirations and the achievements of British films . |
| 11 | The submission of the father had been to the effect that the court should leave open the opportunity for him to apply for custody of the children in the divorce proceedings then pending . |
| 12 | It was assumed that many who appeared on the box had been to drama school . |
| 13 | When the sergeant had been to every man , made sure that he had his key , his baton , boots were clean , and all the rest of it , then he told the man when to take his refreshments and what beat he was on . |
| 14 | Well nowadays I do n't know whether you should record this or not , but nowadays erm they 'll not go unless they 've been to the bar or something before that well unfortunately Leslie 's not able to drink now , he ca n't after his operation , he ca n't take , it just upsets him altogether so he ca n't go to the bar and all the rest of the company have been to the bar and they 're in a different mood than what Leslie is , so Leslie 'll just not go , and it just , it 's kind of , cut him off |
| 15 | The Bishop had been to Woodborough Junior once , to take prayers . |
| 16 | The Cap'n had been to Jarman House once … would be coming again more than likely . |