Example sentences of "'ve be to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not always very good at saying what I mean , except at work , that is ; I 've been to Europe and the States but never to Nineveh and Distant Ophir ; I do n't have much time — literally — for the arts , though I 'm not against them in any way , you understand ( sometimes there 's a nice concert on the car radio ; like most people I read a book or two on holiday ) ; and I do n't give much of a thought to my clothes beyond looking smart at work and feeling comfortable when I get home . |
| 2 | I 've been to Penzance . |
| 3 | ‘ As this is the first time I 've been to Ca ’ del Leone , the answer must be no . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been to Appleby , ’ I said , ‘ to the gypsy horse fair . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ After all , we 've been to Charteris 's house . |
| 6 | So I 've been to Rome and places like that . |
| 7 | That 's the last time we 've been to Suffolk . |
| 8 | ‘ So you 've been to Woodbrook ? |
| 9 | When are we gon na have rules revisions , there 's a long way to go and as the , the er General Secretary said , be careful , because I 've been to talks with , on , from the Regional Committee with the T & G yes we got on lovely with them , they 're fine , they , they gave us a nice big er commemorative medal of the dockers ' strike and it 's got my granddad and my great granddad on it cos they was there in the other union mind you while we 've done all the striking and that they stood by , but nevertheless they 're not bad lads anyway and as John said we must be careful that we are not the ones that are gon na be taken over , because I remember that old song of the fifties , never smile at a crocodile |
| 10 | AS ANNOYING as ‘ Sesame Street ’ but funnier when you 've been to Amsterdam and seen an ocean of techno heads pogo-ing like Zebedee on amphetamines . |
| 11 | When you think you 've seen it all ; when you 've been to Benidorm , Majorca and San Antonio ; when you know the most exciting places ; come to Club 18–30 and we 'll show you Kos . |
| 12 | I 've been to Germany and Austria skiing , I 've been to , er we went to Italy but I was , you know , I was quite a bit younger and it was n't for very long . |
| 13 | But if the police learn I 've been to America , they 'll ask why . |
| 14 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
| 15 | ‘ We 've been to church . ’ |
| 16 | I , I , I 've been to church twice |
| 17 | You 'll enjoy the holiday much more if you 've been to France and faced your ghosts . ’ |
| 18 | we 've been to France and we 've been to , we 've been to er er |
| 19 | They 've been to bed and got up in the morning , and now they 're going off and doing things , like going to work and that . |
| 20 | ‘ Did Mrs Fairfax tell you I 've been to London ? ’ he asked . |
| 21 | Is it not supposed to be pussy cat , pussy cat where have you been , I 've been to London to see the queen ? |
| 22 | Pussy cat , pussy cat where have you been , I 've been to London to visit the king , pussy cat , pussy cat what were you there , I frightened a little mouse under the chair |
| 23 | I 've been to London . |
| 24 | Where 's your manners just lately , you 've lost them since you 've been to school ! |
| 25 | I 've been to Nettos this morning . |
| 26 | ‘ You 've been to Africa , Colonel ? ’ she enquired . |
| 27 | I 've been to Calais before . |
| 28 | We 've been to Penthurst , I think we 're going to have to stay at home . |
| 29 | Though , of course , I 've been to Italy before . ’ |
| 30 | I , I waited until I got back into Switzerland before I said I 've been to Italy and I have n't got a scratch on the car . |