Example sentences of "have been more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I know I know is the only one that realised I would 've been more shocked if had yeah I would have been out on the pavement here whistling with a banjo whistling Dixie there you are that one no not yet no . |
| 2 | And the barrel would 've been more or less , well about that in height sir . |
| 3 | Yes , there has been more consistency , a following of the capitalist competitive dream , which has paid good dividends . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | On the whole , especially at local level , the Left in Britain has been more goal orientated than the Right . |
| 6 | Recently there has been more emphasis on shore-based facilities , and a fishing pier , fish drying factory and ice plant have been established at Breasclete on Loch Roag in Lewis as one of the Board 's biggest strategic projects . |
| 7 | In recent years there has been more emphasis on the objectives of library services , and less upon quantitative measures . |
| 8 | With the development of the NACAB policy of equal opportunities in recruitment there has been more awareness of this issue and considerable developments in recruitment practices have resulted . |
| 9 | After last week 's resignation of GM boss Bob Stempel , there has been more blood letting within the car giant . |
| 10 | There has been more discussion of this phenomenon in relation to gender and race than age . |
| 11 | Her sister-in-law , on the other hand , has been more of an extrovert . |
| 12 | In some other countries , such as the southern African nations , the situation has been similar to that of some parts of Latin America , but there has been more freedom in recent months . |
| 13 | In some other countries , such as the southern African nations , the situation has been similar to that of some parts of Latin America , but there has been more freedom in recent months . |
| 14 | Since then , the burden of scepticism imposed by the three cases had lightened ; and there has been more progress . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | During most of the same period , there has been more emigration from the United Kingdom than immigration to it . |
| 18 | It has never been able to serve as a unifying force and if anything has been more of a divider . |
| 19 | This union has been more than tolerant with them . |
| 20 | There has been more expensive consultation with head teachers and the governors than has been possible er before and I hope the result of that it is reflected in the pages that you have in front of you . |
| 21 | There has been more violence and stabbing on the streets since the hours were extended . |
| 22 | It has been more of a blessing than a curse . |
| 23 | If she 'd been more of a woman , he believed , she would have meekly accepted his word and left it at that . |
| 24 | When the boy had first come to the house he 'd been more of a child and had naturally been treated as a child . |
| 25 | ‘ If only there 'd been more time , ’ said Kelly , ‘ I 'd have tried to help her work out a clear-cut characterisation , but we had a tight schedule and I left it up to her . ’ |
| 26 | And of course it would n't if we 'd been more accurately given the address , but |
| 27 | ( In France there would have been more of a flourish : ‘ Monsieur le Facteur ’ . ) |
| 28 | Elsewhere , there may have been more support . |
| 29 | It has survived so long because abolishing it would have been more trouble than it was worth , but that does not make it any better in itself . |
| 30 | 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 . |