Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have been [v-ing] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures presented in the conference report show that some states have been receiving more than their fair share of government resources for health care taking into account population . |
| 2 | For behind the public posturings , there 's no doubt that both of these gentlemen have been having more than a little local difficulty with their respective parties . |
| 3 | The Black-and-Ambers ' All Black date in three weeks has been looking more of a death sentence than an opportunity to breathe new live into an ailing club . |
| 4 | At the end of September 143 people had been waiting more than a year . |
| 5 | The increase will not be matched by dividend rises — too many companies have been paying more than they could afford over the past two years and need to repair their reserves and ratios — but 7 p.c. growth looks reasonable . |
| 6 | Since the 1950s parents have been accumulating more ( and always better ) consumer goods , domestic appliances , automobiles and luxuries . |