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Example sentences of "been to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The woman said , ‘ I 've never been to the North Pole , Mr MacKenzie , but I know it 's cold there . ’
2	Should I tell her here and now that Ewen Mackay had already been to the cottage ?
3	Donna guessed that it was more than two months since she had been to the cottage .
4	‘ But … he has n't been to the cottage to see Anna . ’
5	Wesley Smith has been to the company 's American headquarters to compile this special report .
6	They have also been to the fore in the planning of opposition to the recent Anglo-Irish talks even though they know that the collapse of those talks will make it very unlikely that the constitutional Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party will take its place in the Assembly .
7	I do n't think the theatre 's ever been endowed with a great deal of fundings but one or two companies in the town that have been prepared to fund obviously the one that strikes me is Gilbey 's cos the Gilbey bar I mean that was funded and like they 've been over the years they have given money even fact as a sad note cos Gilbey 's have actually demised now erm General Portfolio have actually taken on the role in Harlow of funding many things if you actually look all most things that have sponsored until recently have been sponsored by General Portfolio so they 've been to the fore in er fundering funding .
8	Graham Turner 's future has also been to the fore recently but for different reasons .
9	From start to finish quality control has always been to the fore at Guinness Dublin where the company has had its own laboratories for over a century .
10	Her friend 's well-known bluntness had been to the fore a few days ago , when she 'd discovered Laura sobbing quietly in her bedroom .
11	Brothers Jim and Dixie have been to the fore during Maghery 's charge into the decider and Lurgan aces Clan na gael know that they must combat this dual threat if they are to succeed .
12	You 've been to the park twice , the toy box looks exhausted and your little tornado is still raring to go .
13	We 've been to the park .
14	You 've been to the park !
15	The great thing is that everybody has been to the cinema , and many have had a strange experience there . ’
16	He gave evidence of Philip Drew 's character and also stated that on 22 June he had been to the cinema in the afternoon .
17	She had been to the cinema with boys .
18	Have you not read novels , been to the cinema and watched the hero and heroine embracing and realized you have been missing a great deal ?
19	She and Sarah had been to the cinema the previous night and when the air raid warning sounded some people had left but most stayed .
20	Oh I have n't been to the cinema for ages it seems .
21	I , I had this dream the other night , and it was so real , I thought I 'd been to the cinema .
22	I 've never been to the air field .
23	I mean it was a report it must have been to the member authorities , was it a progress report or deliberations ?
24	She 'd once been to the Easter Fete .
25	It has always been to the Society 's credit that preservation work undertaken on its Merlin engines has involved every nut , bolt and washer being removed , cleaned , treated and replaced so that when rebuilt the engine should stand every chance of lasting for many future generations .
26	In those days he had n't yet eaten shrimp , but Davide had been to the sea , often , and reported .
27	‘ We had been to the pub down the road and were walking towards the crossing when we saw the train was coming , ‘ she said .
28	‘ We had been to the pub and as we walked along a well-lit walkway this man came towards us .
29	On deck , Martha and Nenna had been joined by Maurice , who had decided to consider himself on holiday , and had not been to the pub for several nights .
30	Anyway I 'm not signing off until about 5.30 tonight so I 'll keep waiting and reading those messages until then — after I 've been to the pub at dinner time of course !