Example sentences of "have be [to-vb] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The overall effect has been to sustain apparent sales volumes and reduce work in progress . |
| 2 | An important function of the private presses has been to reprint rare works of historical and literary importance . |
| 3 | The primary aim of the project has been to utilise micro data sets in the rigorous empirical decisions in the presence of credit market imperfections . |
| 4 | His secret has been to approach ordinary people about non-controversial issues . |
| 5 | The purpose of the trials has been to obtain raw data which must be assembled and evaluated to provide a basis for comparison . |
| 6 | 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 . |