Examples of 'had been more' in a sentence
Meaning of "had been more"
This phrase implies that someone wishes that a particular situation or condition had been different in the past. It expresses a desire for a change or improvement in a previous state or outcome. It is often used to express regret, disappointment, or a sense of missed opportunities
How to use "had been more" in a sentence
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had been more
There had been more than enough lies.
If the harvest mouse had been more strictly.
If i had been more attentive and more active.
If only the media had been more objective.
He had been more or less cast to the wind.
Seeing it once had been more than enough.
He had been more comfortable sitting up at the end.
What if there had been more casualties.
It had been more real than just a hallucination.
Our initial aims had been more modest.
Things had been more complicated than we expected.
I only wish there had been more women.
They had been more willing to talk to a lawyer.
Dad always wished there had been more of us.
I wish he had been more careful when he spoke.
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I wish your particle fountain had been more successful.
I wish he had been more prolific in his career.
If the current president had been more agreeable.
I had been more or less inside for a week.
Their lovemaking had been more than physical.
He had been more exhausted than normal.
I just wish the reading had been more of a success.
There had been more to it this morning.
Their earlier encounter had been more than enough.
I had been more than week away.
If only there had been more of us then.
Had been more than twenty yards.
If the reach had been more forthcoming.
One of the commissioners noted that it had been more.
My parents had been more afraid than me.
Tom would still be alive if he had been more careful.
The country had been more chaotic than ever.
It made me wish there had been more.
And it had been more than a week.
If his last name had been more.
If she had been more beautiful surely be kidnapped her.
The sleeve stripes had been more elaborate.
It had been more dangerous then but less frightening.
Tom wished he had been more careful.
It had been more a question of at what price.
I just wish it had been more interesting.
I had been more friendly with both of them.
A fierce wild boar had been more sophisticated.
This had been more articulated with regard to procedural aspects.
If only there had been more women.
Nan had been more than kind to her.
Previously the tendency had been more to ignore rather.
All had been more or less lost.
I wish that this survey had been more comprehensive.
If she had been more disciplined as a model.
