Example sentences of "been [to-vb] [det] the " in BNC.
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1 | One approach to the problem has been to list all the various kinds of non-business organizations , pointing out their political , economic , and social differences , and then build the accounting theories from there . |
2 | He thinks , by the sheer fact of not playing on something , his contribution has been to leave all the space for everybody else . |
3 | The original plan had been to leave all the top posts open , with a promise to find people as soon as the investors had parted with their cash . |
4 | Lloyd 's great achievement had been to weld all the factions into a united team , and doubt was expressed that Richards could maintain the unity . |
5 | His signal achievement at Chanel has been to take all the familiar Chanel ideas , the neat , gilt buttoned suit , the chain handbags , the bows , the camellias , throw them up in the air , alter their proportions , and re-make the look invented by Coco for Twenties flappers , so that it strikes a new chord . |