Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have been down to see the plans and were told we were not consulted because we were not affected , ’ she added . |
| 2 | I mean I have gone to the trouble , I have been in to see the planning officer that 's dealing with it , erm I 've written to every single member of the planning committee , I 've written to the Environmental Health who have written back to me saying they offer no objections and there because the smell wo n't be a problem so I 've written them back another stinking letter and saying well erm |
| 3 | our son had been in to check the house |
| 4 | ‘ Most of the owners have been along to see the horses . |
| 5 | Tonight Joyce Carey and Graham Payne are in to see the show . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ You 're down to lay the table in a few minutes . ’ |
| 7 | We 're off to join the Provisional Government … in Botany Bay , eh ? ’ the voice behind him laughed dryly . |
| 8 | We 're off to see the lizard |
| 9 | ‘ We 're off to see the wizard on a magical mystery tour ! ’ the Doctor announced , and while Benny was trying to untangle the references from mid-twentieth-century popular culture , he strode out of the room . |
| 10 | We 're off to see the wizard ! |
| 11 | ‘ We 're out to dispel the myth of cold English houses with poor food , ’ grins Pauline . |
| 12 | So before you 're about to criticise the Spectrum , ask yourself this question : if I did n't have a computer and I was trying to look for one and I only had enough money for the Spectrum , what would I do ? |
| 13 | They 're about to form the basis of a sofa . |
| 14 | They 're about to form the basis of a sofa . |
| 15 | And when you 're about to complete the C C Q you must make it clear that the information given to you and subsequently transferred to the C C Q is in strictest confidence . |
| 16 | ‘ Suppose it comes up just when we 're about to sign the Agreement ? |
| 17 | Suppose you 're about to make the last payment on your mortgage . |
| 18 | When actors say they want to be like Cary Grant , it 's usually a sign they 're about to make the worst movie of their career . |
| 19 | See basically if a customer objects , you 're about to cover the , the fact that if the customer objects , say come back to canvassing for a minute , you get somebody , you phone somebody up and they say , urgh , urgh , and they just mumble away and they listen to you and they do n't listen to you , right , it 's a waste of bloody time , but if they talk to you and they give you objections and you deal with these objections , right , they 're bound to buy |
| 20 | Off the field , Celtic are playing down weekend speculation that they 're about to announce the first instalment of finance for the Cambuslang stadium development . |
| 21 | We 're about to begin the long hike out to the rim . |
| 22 | Imagine then you 're out , you 're in Wolverhampton , and you 're about to cross the street , and round the corner comes a big lorry . |
| 23 | Police are out to stop the East Cleveland bike thieves , who stole 500 cycles worth £75,000 last year . |
| 24 | And it wo n't just be the pilots who are out to make the best landings . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't believe you 've been out to see the chalets yet . ’ |
| 26 | whether the individual will be in to receive the pack . |
| 27 | Mrs Marjorie Yaxlee , cousin on his father 's side , would be in to do the cooking round six . |
| 28 | I 'm off to watch the Battle . |
| 29 | " Actually , I 'm off to join the search party . |
| 30 | I 'm off to get the lorry then . |