Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] more [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roman Catholicism has been more in line with the other great world religions in insisting that mysticism is only for a few chosen souls and that , unless one has this special propensity , mysticism can be a serious health threat . |
| 2 | The distinction has been more in the minds of the negotiators ( especially the British negotiators ) than it has been a reality or , more important , likely to be given much credence by the Court of Justice if and when it comes to adjudicate on the basis of the Treaty . |
| 3 | At the time of the so-called race riots , Shanti and her friends were discussing the events in Manchester , and agreeing that the whole sad business had been more about unemployment than about race . |
| 4 | Emphasis has been more towards the local scale because of the demand for soil maps in relation to agricultural and other land use purposes . |
| 5 | The BBC 's pre-war conception of the audience had been more like that of someone reading a book — a deliberate and solitary or individual habit , though it may be done in company — than of a collective social entity . |
| 6 | In the past the torus has been more in favour as its plasma containment is more efficient . |