Example sentences of "been to [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before Abbotsfield , he had been to all intents and purposes an honorary member of the Molland family . |
| 2 | In the view of private and public critics of the Wilberforce sons there was more than filiopietism at issue in their charge that Clarkson claimed leadership in the cause when their father was entitled to it ; they suggested Clarkson had been to all intents and purposes a paid agent of the Abolition Committee . |
| 3 | Britain 's initial position of support for Cramra had been to all intents and purposes relinquished by the end of the meeting . |
| 4 | Tony Ward , spokesman for the British Athletic Federation , said : ‘ Joan has been to two world and two European Championships and one Olympics . |
| 5 | ‘ They 'd been to other schools and the standard is high ? |
| 6 | This was a soft seduction of her senses , a sensuous reminder of what they had been to each other and what they had lost . |
| 7 | We had been to Euro Disney and had a toy gun for Matthew . |
| 8 | Ask anyone who has been to previous festivals and they will tell you not to miss it . |
| 9 | The difficulty of interpreting such information is highlighted though by the fact that this educated elite , two-thirds of whom had been to public schools and universities , chose as their leader a man who had been to neither . |
| 10 | I have been to both places and can assure you , there is a great difference . |
| 11 | Of the Bank 's new lending in fiscal 1991 , $5,200 million had been to Latin America and the Caribbean , $3,400 million to Africa , $7,500 million to Asian countries , and $6,600 million to Europe , the Middle East and North Africa . |