Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " His hair has been better since he 's been with Sarah Brightman , " confides one long-term associate , " and perhaps he developed more ofa sense of humour . |
| 2 | Implementing change has been easier for parish church cathedrals , for obvious reasons . |
| 3 | Organiser Michelle le Neveau , foreground , said : ‘ Things are going really well and the response has been better than we anticipated . ’ |
| 4 | Michelle le Neveau , Darlington collection organiser , said : ‘ Things are going really well and the response has been better than we anticipated . ’ |
| 5 | Ecologist leaders have tended to pour scorn on the idea in public ( their private response has been warmer ) and the centrists , who at present form part of the conservative coalition , have rejected it out of hand . |
| 6 | Ecologist leaders have tended to pour scorn on the idea in public ( their private response has been warmer ) and the centrists , who at present form part of the conservative coalition , have rejected it out of hand . |
| 7 | Contrasted with the large-scale effects in some other areas , such as office work , warehousing and process control , the impact on R&D type activities has been slower to develop and is still a fairly new phenomenon other than in its basic role as an aid to designers . |
| 8 | Britain 's recession has been worse . |
| 9 | ‘ Interest on borrowed money has been greater than profitability which required further funding by the banks . |
| 10 | Though some big firms have boldly marched eastward , investment in the former East Germany has been slower than expected . |
| 11 | ‘ To be honest , we have not been any busier this year but the accident toll has been higher than in previous times . ’ |
| 12 | In recent years this department has been busier repaying savings to the public than attracting them . |
| 13 | Historically the industry has been better at peripherals than add-ins , but it contends that the elements are now in place for redressing the balance . |
| 14 | During this drought the amplitude of this effect has been bigger than at any time since reliable pressure records for the region were first taken 50 years ago . |
| 15 | Hon. Members told us that rural services , emergency services , call boxes and provision for the blind and disabled would all have an uncertain future under privatisation , yet in each case the future has been better , thanks to the privatised industry and the regulatory world that we have created . |
| 16 | ‘ No disrespect to John Beck , but the club has been happier since he left . ’ |
| 17 | History might have been different if Cleopatra 's nose had been longer or Napoleon had been taller . |
| 18 | Gradually she had come to terms with it , accepted it as a fact of life , though the grief had been longer in going and the sadness was still sometimes there , an echo in the night . |
| 19 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 20 | The first , that AZT may be ineffective in postponing the development of overt AIDS , would be more persuasive if the length of the follow-up reported in this preliminary study had been greater . |
| 21 | They lay together in the same blue-white room , though this time their lovemaking had been gentler and more familiar , as warmth and exploration of each other 's bodies and hearts had succeeded the glorious frenzy of their first coupling . |
| 22 | Saying goodbye to Edward had been worse . |
| 23 | If the wind had been stronger or the tide just a touch faster it 's broken on it we 'd be this minute ! |
| 24 | Those whose educational opportunities have been greater in earlier life may be in a stronger position to take advantage of facilities in the community , as will those with a strong local network . |
| 25 | Arsenal supporters have been luckier than most of late ; we have at least had something to spend it on . |
| 26 | ‘ Our relative losses have been higher than would have been accepted in a listed plc , ’ he says . |
| 27 | Development on the Glasgow and Gateshead sites has been slower , partly due to the effects of the recession , but in each case a mixed economy of houses and offices is planned . |
| 28 | The group acknowledge that Scotland has been slower than the rest of the country to produce credible dance music . |
| 29 | So far as I am aware , we have no evidence , for example , to show whether male unemployment which in some areas has been higher than the rate for females , has enabled tending tasks of old relatives to be taken on by men who remain at home . |
| 30 | Although the take up in some areas has been poorer than expected in the programme , which is now into its second year , research into changes in working practices and attitudes has been assessed . |