Example sentences of "[verb] been [det] of a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for two thousand years every Government has been that of an invader . ’ |
| 2 | In many regions drought has been less of a problem for lawns this year , and the mowing programme continues |
| 3 | There has been less of an incentive for capital developments in France and more emphasis on other , more socially desirable policies . |
| 4 | The New Right emphasis on adversary politics and an overload of demands has been more of a critique of democracy in Britain than it has ever been a rigorous description of , and explanation for , British politics . |
| 5 | It has never been able to serve as a unifying force and if anything has been more of a divider . |
| 6 | It would be unthinkable for you to consider David here , who has been more of a son than you ever deserved … the stepson who stayed by your side when your own son deserted you ; and who even forgave you when his beloved mother died because of your neglect . ’ |
| 7 | This was the beginning of her determination to learn sign language , which has been more of a boost to the deaf community over the years than any other gesture . |
| 8 | It has been more of a blessing than a curse . |
| 9 | Her sister-in-law , on the other hand , has been more of an extrovert . |
| 10 | When the boy had first come to the house he 'd been more of a child and had naturally been treated as a child . |
| 11 | If she 'd been more of a woman , he believed , she would have meekly accepted his word and left it at that . |
| 12 | She could hardly have been much of a friend of Liza because , although her daughter had never been forthcoming about her time in the ATS , she had certainly never mentioned an Eleanor Fuller . |
| 13 | Ca n't have been much of a life . |
| 14 | However , this may not have been much of a choice . |
| 15 | ‘ There could not have been much of a selection this time , then . |
| 16 | So he obviously would n't have thought the union would have been much of a threat to him seeing as he |
| 17 | Ben may not have been much of a theatre-goer , but he would no doubt have been fascinated by one unexpected visit in the June of 1801 : |
| 18 | Such an expedition takes time to mount , and there can not have been much of a gap between the Egyptian failure and the decision ( ? 453/2 ) to return to Cyprus . |
| 19 | ‘ Corporal ’ — her voice was clear and could have been that of a schoolteacher reprimanding — ‘ I have n't much opinion of my legs , but I can assure you you are not the type of man I would allow within parade ground distance of them , let alone pull them . ’ |
| 20 | For a few brief moments Carnelian 's face might have been that of a Polymorphine shape-shifter viewed at fast-forward speed passing through absurdly accelerated transformations . |
| 21 | The kind of company he would most have liked would have been that of a family , his own . |
| 22 | In movements which could have been those of a somnambulist Kersey had retrieved his cigarettes and was placing one between his lips while feeling in his pockets for a lighter . |
| 23 | The match could n't have been more of a thriller if it had been written in Hollywood . |
| 24 | The previous evening , I could not have completed the last fifty yards without his help , but now if he had climbed on my back he could not have been more of a hindrance . |
| 25 | What a shame it could n't have been more of a humdinger . |
| 26 | ( In France there would have been more of a flourish : ‘ Monsieur le Facteur ’ . ) |
| 27 | It was that simple , and at a more leisurely pace would have been less of a caper and more a proper holiday . |
| 28 | There therefore does n't seem to have been much of a change , and furthermore Smith ( 1983 ) in his text specifically entitled Recreation Geography has also followed this model , albeit in the modified form of the relationship between ‘ travel/resources ’ which he calls the two main branches of the tree of recreation geography . |
| 29 | Griffin , however , seems to have been more of a rogue than his dad ever was . |
| 30 | His mainstream career prior to 1917 had been that of a journalist . |