► Have you ever been to
Have you ever been to (=have you ever travelled to) Japan? ► have been to
I have been to (=have travelled to) Germany several times. ► been ... good to
The company’s always been very good to me. ► the groundwork has ... been done
Much of the groundwork has already been done. ► it’s been a long ... haul
At last we’ve won our freedom but it’s been a long bitter haul. ► there has been a misunderstanding· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.
► somebody/something has never been known to do something (=used to say that something is strange because it has never happened before)
Max had never been known to leave home without telling anyone. ► ’ve been driving· We’ve been driving since six this morning.
► had been waiting· She had been waiting since five o’clock.
► It has been suggested that
It has been suggested that the manager will resign if any more players are sold.