Example sentences of "have [adv] been to " in BNC.

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1 They first went to The Hitman in Blackpool after seeing one on TV and have since been to at least 10 of the shows .
2 We have all been to school , and many have children at school .
3 ‘ Alexander , Michael and now William ( 2¾ ) have all been to the art class , and I 've found it encourages their imagination and creativity .
4 There are many people who come into English-language teaching without having passed through formal pedagogic processes , so that when they are confronted with the terminology of the subject , they may be at a disadvantage to those who have already been to teacher-training college or who have a university degree in linguistics .
5 Detectives have already been to Scotland to talk to colleagues there … and they 're pooling information with officers from forces all over Britain .
6 He says ; It seemed somehow exotic we have already been to the Bahamas and Bermuda and this seemed different .
7 I have already been to the bank .
8 There can not be many Catholics in Halifax who have not been to an event at St. Mary 's !
9 His magnificent gifts of drawing — not exaggerating — character and of getting an atmosphere have so worked that few of us have not been to sea in frigates before the age of eighteen and come in some way in contact with non-comfortable men and women .
10 N ) How many have not been to either of these places ?
11 For instance , before the war , it was reported that he was heard to say over the telephone , in reply to an invitation from a leading London hostess , ‘ I should especially like to come , as I have not been to Hampstead since 1916 ’ .
12 ‘ I have some shopping to do and you have not been to the town at all .
13 The problem is not just that the children have not attended a school where English is taught ; they have not been to a school of any description for years on end .
14 The three sets which have not been to the Joint Committee come under the negative procedure and are consequential upon the main affirmative orders .
15 ‘ I have not been to Service these few years , ’ she said .
16 Even where individuals have not been to the West Indies themselves , they often live in a household with an older person of the same generation ( e.g. an older sibling ) who either was born there or has spent some time there .
17 It 's absolutely clear that the public body should be doing work for private sector organisations , and er , to my knowledge , Lincolnshire County Council have not been to that particular erm , definition , although other authorities do and I have had to stop other authorities undertaking contracts where they are er private sector organisations .
18 Edward Gillespie , Managing Director of Cheltenham Racecourse , says we 're hoping to attract families and people who have not been to Cheltenham before .
19 ‘ But I have just been to America , where England will play a big tournament next summer against the US , Brazil and Germany .
20 For tea , like breakfast , is a great British forte , and one of the most charming weddings I have ever been to in Britain took place at teatime .
21 We sat on a tree that had been felled and ate some very tasty ham sandwiches -one of the few picnics I have ever been to .
22 This is the closest we have ever been to getting Ben back .
23 Sam Fawcett used to keep a stuffed one in a glass case , which is the nearest I have ever been to one .
24 ‘ Neither of you have ever been to Harrods ’ sale , ’ said Apricot .
25 I do n't know if any of you have ever been to Newcastle before — if not , I 'd be happy to meet you at the station , or wherever , ( as long as it 's not too early in the morning ! ! ) , take you for a drink , and show you how to get to the ground .
26 They have both been to school and like to speak their few words of English when their elders are not looking . )
27 They have also been to the fore in the planning of opposition to the recent Anglo-Irish talks even though they know that the collapse of those talks will make it very unlikely that the constitutional Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party will take its place in the Assembly .
28 I have also been to a strip show which involved a woman , in a , in a club and it was a very different atmosphere .
29 Elaine Fullard from Oxford , who has been influential in developing the role of nurse facilitators for prevention in primary care , and Anita Berlin from St Mary 's Medical School , who has a particular interest in teaching communication skills , have also been to Brazil as part of the programme .
30 ‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress .
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