Example sentences of "been [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have pleased the powerful church of Canterbury , with which he seems to have wished to be on good terms , and been gratifyingly displeasing to that of London . |
| 2 | In therapy he was helped to recall what had been so bothering to him and illogically connected . |
| 3 | As we know , however , from the evidence contained in yesterday 's autumn statement , the recession has been deeply damaging to Britain 's economy . |
| 4 | My watch must have been gradually slowing to a stop all day . |
| 5 | Beebob has been gradually coming to hand this season , and can strike winning form in the Guildhall Handicap Hurdle . |
| 6 | Salata was arrested at 12.05am outside the development of luxury homes , centred on a polo club , after reports from security guards that he had been repeatedly coming to the south gate . |
| 7 | But today 's India , which has been busily conforming to the prescriptions of the IMF , World Bank and Gatt , is against them . |
| 8 | Now , sixty one of you said you liked it and you 've been meekly listening to this wha er how would you reply to , to all those various views ? |
| 9 | Not that it ai n't been nice talkin' to yer . |
| 10 | That 's all , me old mate , been nice talkin' to yer — ’ |
| 11 | Well , it 's been nice talking to you , but we 'd like to see the Oracle now . |
| 12 | Such a story would have been heavily damaging to the electoral prospects of the Labour Party as it was pledged to end such speculation . |
| 13 | The second was the Spitting Image portrayal of David Steel as a little kangaroo in the pouch of David Owen , which Steel himself admitted had been seriously damaging to him . |
| 14 | He had only been half listening to the conversation but now he forced himself to be a more accommodating guest . |
| 15 | He declared : ‘ You 'd have been safer belaying to a daffodil stalk ! ’ . |