Example sentences of "'ve be to [noun prp] " 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 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But if the police learn I 've been to America , they 'll ask why . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | You 'll enjoy the holiday much more if you 've been to France and faced your ghosts . ’ |
| 15 | we 've been to France and we 've been to , we 've been to er er |
| 16 | ‘ Did Mrs Fairfax tell you I 've been to London ? ’ he asked . |
| 17 | Is it not supposed to be pussy cat , pussy cat where have you been , I 've been to London to see the queen ? |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | I 've been to London . |
| 20 | I 've been to Nettos this morning . |
| 21 | ‘ You 've been to Africa , Colonel ? ’ she enquired . |
| 22 | I 've been to Calais before . |
| 23 | We 've been to Penthurst , I think we 're going to have to stay at home . |
| 24 | Though , of course , I 've been to Italy before . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I 've , I 've been to Cornwall but I was so small . |
| 27 | It 's the first time they 've been to Britain , even though some have been teaching English for twenty years ; they 're staying at the Oxford House School of English , and will also visit the Oxford University Press as the trip has been made possible by an East German publishing house . |
| 28 | We 've been to Lords and we 've also been to Wembley , we 've been to Twickenham and we 've also been to Wimbledon . |
| 29 | I usually , we 've been to Austria other years but |
| 30 | Well you 've been to Austria . |