Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [subord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The powers that be at the Tate tend to be more interested in ‘ the modern ’ than in the British tradition , so many fine or interesting British paintings are rarely if ever displayed , and to get through to those that are one has to wade one 's way through off-putting modernist rubbish , with the risk of tripping over artistic piles of bricks or tearing your clothes on sharp bits of dustbin sculpture . |
| 2 | Consumers are rarely if ever directly represented in Joint planning and as a right . |
| 3 | Because in the past , upper-class unionists have been less than staunchly committed to the defence of traditional loyalism , it is assumed that others who acquire elements of upper-class status , such as a university education , will themselves be more moderate than their uneducated elders . |
| 4 | On only three out of approximately 180 occasions , therefore , can it be said that the inspectors had been less than absolutely fair in the opinion of those who were criticised . |
| 5 | Have n't really been over as well . |
| 6 | Ought it also to include those forms of deaths , injuries , and economic deprivations which are not as yet covered by criminal , administrative , or civil law , even though they are violations of ‘ human rights ’ ( Schwendinger and Schwendinger 1975 ) . |
| 7 | Below these slopes , north of the village and on various plots scattered throughout the commune , the vines are not as well sited , but they provide wines outshining other premiers crus . |
| 8 | The savories are not as well known as the majority of culinary herbs , but they should be used as often as marjoram or basil are , as they have their own distinctive , spicy , warming flavour to add to many dishes . |
| 9 | Our residents occupying rooms are not as well integrated in the community as those who share . |
| 10 | The physical consequences ( dizziness , headaches , tremor , increased pulse rate and blood pressure and increased urinary output leading to relative dehydration ) of caffeine habituation ( taking the equivalent of six or more cups of tea or coffee daily ) — or addiction ( the inability to stop using caffeine despite these adverse consequences ) are not as well known as those of nicotine habituation or addiction but nonetheless can be very debilitating and the constant stimulant effect can lead to significant withdrawal symptoms , particularly causing headaches and chronic tiredness . |
| 11 | Well I ca n't see why they 're not because all right I mean |
| 12 | You 're really as well leaving I know |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm glad you 're here as well . ’ |
| 14 | Do you find they respond better if you take Dihydrocodeine when they 're there as well ? |
| 15 | By 10.10 the men have still not eaten , although by this stage they should have ‘ stood down ’ for an hour and been more than half-way through the second training session . |
| 16 | The first body , found in the Thames , was discovered accidentally by a bargee , who had been poling his way up the river and had been more than mildly surprised when he had brought his pole up from the river bed to find a sodden brown parcel on the end with a baby 's arm sticking out . |
| 17 | Giving good Press : Fashanu has always been more than just a footballer |
| 18 | There had been more than just desire there , she had known it . |
| 19 | But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times . |
| 20 | John Bratby R A A Retrospective , Gray Art Gallery , Clarence Road , Hartlepool ( Until April OVER the years they have been more than just good friends the Gray Art Gallery , in Hartlepool , and John Bratby , founder member of the ‘ Kitchen Sink School ’ , and , since 1971 , a full member of the Royal Academy . |
| 21 | Company liquidation figures have been more than double the level of a year before , with about half the companies dying within the first five years . |
| 22 | Since the mid-1960s the growth rate of Eurodeposits has been more than double that of the world money supply and London has emerged as the major centre for Eurocurrency business . |
| 23 | Several elusive references in the tracts themselves suggest that Carleton 's involvement in this illicit venture may have been more than merely managerial . |
| 24 | All that may be stated with any certainty is that his knowledge of the craft must have been more than merely adequate and that he was a good businessman . |
| 25 | This was done without the knowledge of Napoleon III , who was astonished by the amount and , interestingly , remarked that ‘ half of that would have been more than enough ’ . |
| 26 | Even if he had n't cheated you , which would have been more than enough on its own to make us put a stop to his plans , we certainly do n't intend to have a housing estate . |
| 27 | She had already visited the de Chavigny showrooms there , and because she was feeling nervous she had been more than usually extravagant . |
| 28 | Robert Hasted must have been more than usually proud , then , of his daughter Elizabeth 's second son , Robert Titford . |
| 29 | Had the issue been treated seriously lie ought to have been more than usually invulnerable upon it . |
| 30 | The hon. Gentleman has been more than usually maladroit in his choice of example . |