Example sentences of "[adv] more of a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you cook constantly , have a family and are forced to spend a lot of time in the kitchen , you will probably want to make it much more of a family room where people can sit around and talk , have a drink , do their homework , write notes , lists , letters , pay bills , and do a lot of eating . |
| 2 | For example , Paddy Ashdown has made the Liberal Democrats much more of a free-market party than the old Alliance , with its occasional excursions into corporatism , ever was . |
| 3 | It is perhaps more of a shopping list than a Bible , but that makes it comprehensive and intimidating , with a refreshing freedom from jargon . |
| 4 | Rather more of a sex symbol than Jesus . ’ |
| 5 | Now more of a sex vixen than the innocent girl next door it remains to be seen if one can retain her teeny bop audience while aiming for the ( slightly ) more mature rock audience . |
| 6 | And while IBM is undoubtedly now more of a computer-services company , much of this business is a spin-off from its installed base of mainframes — hardly a growing market . |
| 7 | I had to buy The People and The News of the World which was then even more of a scandal sheet than it is today . |
| 8 | When occasionally they asked her what was the marketing strategy or the business plan and she said , openly , that there never had been one , her patent naturalness and honesty made the whole thing appear even more of a fairy story . |
| 9 | And you ca n't get a big powerful sound out of a bass that 's fitted with 30–95 gauge strings , because it 's actually more of a tenor guitar . |
| 10 | The publicity he 's had has been a lot more extensive over the years erm so I think he 's certainly more of a household name than myself . |