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 ?
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