Example sentences of "[adv] been [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having worked on interview panels with the now defunct ILEA I can say that the object has not been to block the drama school selection so much as to see that the grant is well justified . |
| 2 | The idea has always been to link the station with its area . |
| 3 | Our policy has always been to improve the welfare of the children in the long-term by improving hygiene . ’ |
| 4 | The problem with solar problems has always been to convert the sun 's energy efficiently from light into electricity . |
| 5 | With an unjustified reputation for less than accurate shooting , our best policy has always been to distract the opposition 's concentration on these set pieces . |
| 6 | But he told the judge : ‘ Her object has always been to secure the payment not just for herself but the little boy George who is a few months old . |
| 7 | Between them , they are better equipped than any group has ever been to combat the plague that affects eight women in ten . |
| 8 | Past practice has often been to allocate the cylinder index to a cylinder preceding or following the file area . |
| 9 | Their aim in borrowing money to finance new investment ( either short-term from the banks or longer-term through their public issues of fixed-interest capital ) had simply been to minimise the interest rate paid , an objective Citrine and Self pursued avidly . |