Example sentences of "have been [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What more would there have been to say ? |
| 2 | The educational background and training of chartered librarians in Britain has not been well understood by teachers , and in particular it has been noticeable how reluctant spokesmen of the School Library Association have been to acknowledge that some librarians have received a special training in work with children of school age , with materials for children of school age , and involving more than an acquaintance with the study of educational systems and methods and of child development . |
| 3 | I rise to break my Trappist vow of six years to say how honoured and privileged I have been to attend and take part in this debate . |
| 4 | She 's supportable at home , but she can never remember that people have been to see her , so she 's always lonely . ’ |
| 5 | Later , as a Member of Parliament , I have been to see archaeological sites — Clickimmin Broch is one of the most remarkable in Britain — to talk to multinational oil companies at Sullom Voe , and to campaign against the Scotland and Wales Bills of 1978–79 , successfully , as it turned out . |
| 6 | You need to know who they have been to see , what advice they have already tried and what they thought about it . |
| 7 | But Forest manager Clough , already upset with his team 's disappointing start , yesterday declared : ‘ Both players have been to see me about new contracts but they 're not getting them . |
| 8 | Almost , in the midst of the new apartment that she hated as much as he did , though it had been decorated to her own specifications , she said , ‘ I have been to see my son . ’ |
| 9 | The police have been to see me . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I guess that you have been to see Mrs Laura Lyons , ’ he said , and when I told him that he was right , he went on : ‘ When we put together everything that each of us has discovered , I expect we shall know almost everything about this case . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Not half as eager , Your Grace , as I have been to see you ! |
| 12 | We are improving what the employment service has to offer in the new integrated offices , as all hon. Members who have been to see them will know . |
| 13 | ‘ You have been to see the corpse ? ’ she asked . |
| 14 | ‘ Uncle Ross and I have been to see your mummy and daddy — and they are going to be just fine . ’ |
| 15 | Two million people have been to see the film Jurassic Park since it was released in British cinemas just five days ago . |
| 16 | Hundreds of people have been to see her . |
| 17 | It is also likely that my friend will , at some point , have been to see the SUSA Welfare Officer and obtained help with a late grant , or received advice on one of a whole host of student problems from harassment to housing . |
| 18 | And who have been to see ? |
| 19 | For the US or Britain to have been the first to recognize Bao Dai would , said Acheson , have been to give him the kiss of death . |
| 20 | Sorry , I wanted to make two points , I think there 's a big difference between foresters like yourself and the people who 're actually out there logging , and you know , I have no doubt about the work you do at the Oxford Forestry Institute , and several of your tutors and lecturers have been to talk to us , and Friends of the Earth certainly is calling for sustainable management forestry . |
| 21 | With regard to our role as consumers the questions have been to do with patterns of expenditure , changes in life-style , and , in particular , changes in leisure patterns . |
| 22 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for pointing out what is blindingly obvious to Conservative Members but escapes Opposition Members — our reforms have been to do with giving power to individual trade union members and restoring accountability and responsibility to trade unions and their leaders . |
| 23 | There have been drawings on those investments , though , mainly , the the the main two have been to fund the redundancies associated with the reorganisation , and to grant a dowry to N A C V S , on its independence from the Council . |
| 24 | Twitch bites have always been a problem , and the best answers have been to scale down tackle and bait to encourage a better bite , or to hover over the rod and attempt to strike and hit the twitch bite . |
| 25 | And actually have been to support on many occasions in her constituency . |
| 26 | The aims of the Board have been to improve economic and social conditions as well as to increase the contribution of the region to the national economy . |
| 27 | Our main aims initially have been to assess mortality and major morbidity arising from T U R P within the northern region and assessing also the inter-site variation for this . |
| 28 | Would not a more reasonable decision have been to fix the subscription at the direct debit level but offer a discount of £5.00 for payment say within 14 days of the due date ? |
| 29 | ‘ The prime objectives of our project have been to maximise the machine 's productive capacity and at the same time to minimise possible losses , ’ she added . |
| 30 | It is to be regretted that many of the Government 's measures relating to its asylum policy introduced in the past few years , have been to discourage new arrivals . |