Example sentences of "'ve be [verb] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Prisoners at Gloucester apparently became bored translating school textbooks — now they 've been switched to teenage adventure stories — to the delight of the pupils . |
2 | During the Christmas and Easter holidays for as long as I can remember , I 've been going to assorted relatives and friends , but in the long , summer months I 've always gone home . |
3 | I 've been going to Glorious Goodwood for twenty years — and invariably play golf while I 'm there . |
4 | And we 've been saying to Chief Executives , if you ca n't get the profit or you ca n't get the sales , well at least concentrate on trying to , trying to get the cash , get the debtors in , that kind of thing . |
5 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |
6 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |