Example sentences of "[pers pn] be more of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am more of a farmer , My Lord . |
| 2 | His wife who I am told still resides up at Fiesole has been heard to call her husband ‘ the old Brute ’ and when a wife speaks thus I am more of a mind to listen than not . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I 'm not so much a guitarist ; I 'm more of a listener — still . |
| 4 | I 'm more of a match for Lemarchand . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm more of a party girl , myself . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm more of a steak and chips man |
| 7 | But I was more of a dogsbody really — I was ‘ allowed ’ to help with conveyancing , but most of the time I made the coffee and did bits of typing , especially if the other secretary , Doreen , was absent . |
| 8 | ‘ Even back at primary school I was more of a homey , crafty person . |
| 9 | I was more of a hooligan than what they were used to , ’ Bailey snorts . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're more of a fool than I ever thought you were . ’ |
| 11 | You 're more of a man than I am , can I quote |
| 12 | Janet Jackson is great , the way she dresses , she does n't just wear miniskirts like Sabrina or Sinitta , she wears trousers , baseball caps ; she 's more of a tomboy . |
| 13 | She 's more of a family person I think |
| 14 | I thought at first she was ketch-rigged , but then decided she was more of a schooner . |
| 15 | As I recall it had all started about three months ago when Miss Court first joined the group of church helpers but she was more of a helper as we had never seen her at church before . |
| 16 | Not particularly good-looking but by God she was more of a man than any of them . |
| 17 | We 're more of a specialist . |
| 18 | If you say we 're more of a pop band , then that 's a compliment . |
| 19 | Sometimes , a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain but , if it 's more of a problem , your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines or give you other advice . |
| 20 | Sometimes , a mild painkiller is enough to ease the pain but , if it 's more of a problem , your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines or give you other advice . |
| 21 | It 's more of a story than a |
| 22 | ‘ It 's more of a fantasy to a lot of people , not a religion as such . |
| 23 | Well yes , training , I mean it 's more of a jog , I 've had a little injury problem with a knee , but er like I say er , it really is a challenge and I 'm not going to let anything get in my way . |
| 24 | It 's more of a management exercise |
| 25 | It 's more of a noise than a sound sometimes , but in a way it 's how a proper bass should sound . |
| 26 | their turn to be — it 's more of a countdown |
| 27 | It 's more of a shock , because , yeah , I know , because nobody knew . |
| 28 | It 's more of a trick to see if we can get artistic freedom within a business structure — to see if we can create things and sell them without charging five times our cost . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It 's more of a movement piece , with art being created with slides and other material , ’ says Dean Byfield , one of the performers . |
| 30 | Not quite my feet just above my feet obviously I 've I 've got to move and it it 's more of a shuffling a quick shuffling movement . |