Example sentences of "been [adv] much [noun] " in BNC.
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31 | The local man replied " There would have been as much enthusiasm if you had done the same tonight . " |
32 | They have n't been as much part of my life as I would like , because for the last year or so it has been more or less taken up by the future of the channel . |
33 | Here , in the region , there had been as much talk of Stokoe 's stars in the Wembley build up as there had been of the side Malcolm Crosby led out against Liverpool . |
34 | I endorse what the hon. Gentleman says about the responsibility that politicians of all constitutional parties have , and a willingness so to talk has been very much present in recent years . |
35 | In terms of self-education or self-development ( or whatever term is used ) , the provision of educational material has always been very much part of the public library 's brief . |
36 | ‘ Retirement for me meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been very much part of my life . |
37 | Deer have been very much part of my life , and I hope these notes have been of interest and helpful in understanding why stalking takes place . |
38 | If you have been very much home-based , you may need some encouragement from your partner in getting involved in community activities or a hobby ; and it may be necessary , in order to avoid being over dependent on another person . |
39 | erm The Health Service has been very much male-orientated . |
40 | I find that actually speaking to people my dad , mum and dad , well my mum works in an office , my dad works in a factory , and they 've always been very much sort of you know go out and get your education and |
41 | Historically there has been too much reliance on ex post financial accountability in the form of audit reports and ad hoc investigations . |
42 | One of the problems , of course , is that , with the invariably available and endlessly enthusiastic Dixon having achieved the remarkable feat of being appointed to no fewer than five of Scotland 's summer tours , there has not been too much opportunity for anyone else to advance his claims . |
43 | Many teachers in Britain regard verbal arts , under the guise of ‘ creative writing ’ , with suspicion because often there has been too much emphasis on free expression . |
44 | There had never been too much money , but never less than enough . |
45 | There has been too much upheaval , too much conflict , too much misunderstanding , about farming and the countryside . |
46 | For those who have survived the recession intact there has been too much self-interest , need and greed , stab and grab , call it what you will , and companies I believe are suddenly beginning to realise that integrity , ethics and pragmatism may have a ‘ bottom line ’ value in the years to come that the accountant 's profit culture attitude may change a little . |
47 | There has not been too much building to spoil the village , and the population has not greatly altered over the years , so it is a pleasant village in which to live . |
48 | Similarly it was in a private letter that a Cornish mine agent wrote in 1793 : The common tinners continue to be very refractory and insolent : many of them refuse to work , and have not gone underground for three weeks past — They have no cause for it for their wages have been rather too high lately than otherwise ; the consequence has been too much brandy drinking and other bad practices . |
49 | The other morning , two tv channels were reduced to discussion of whether there had been too much war coverage . |
50 | There 's been too much velvet in our revolution . |
51 | I believe that there has been too much attention to ordering of content — which is an easy job — and too little in considering the process — which is a very difficult one . |
52 | It must have been too much heat or … something . ’ |
53 | He said : ‘ There has been too much talk about the job and not enough about our position in the League . |
54 | And my enormous thanks go to my own Table , Chester seventy six , very very true friends indeed and the same for the whole of my own area , Area thirty six Wirral and the Marches , where nothing has been too much trouble and they are here today as you 've just seen in some considerable strength . |
55 | There had been too much death already in her life . |
56 | There had been too much drama in Jude and Gentle 's reunion already tonight for them to add more to it , so there was no gushing forth of sentiment on either side . |
57 | There 's been too much bitterness already . |
58 | There has been too much diversion of activity towards the idea of maintaining simple diversity in the living systems of the planet . |
59 | And I mean there 's that been that much publicity about Neil Kinnock you know , or anti Neil |
60 | Could there have been that much truth in what he had said ? |