Example sentences of "[noun pl] have be [verb] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of the trials has been to obtain raw data which must be assembled and evaluated to provide a basis for comparison . |
| 2 | They say gangs of youngsters have been targeting elderly people in the town centre and stealing purses from them . |
| 3 | One of the aims of Britain 's health and social services for the past 40 years has been to help old people to live in their own homes . |
| 4 | That would only be necessary if the troops had been requisitioning other people 's equipment . |
| 5 | An important function of the private presses has been to reprint rare works of historical and literary importance . |
| 6 | One of the biggest problems facing task forces has been collecting accurate data . |
| 7 | EC Commission vice-president , Sir Leon Brittan , has promised the European Parliament that he will investigate claims that the Italian authorities have been using unfair means to acquire public control of the Italian chemical industry . |