Example sentences of "[pers pn] be more of [art] [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 | After all , I was more of an outsider there than at home , being out of my milieu and having none of the social graces or advantages of my fellow-pupils . |
11 | I was more of an outsider than ever , but something in me must still have wanted to belong to the family because I was still making deliberate attempts to communicate with the other members . |
12 | ‘ You 're more of a fool than I ever thought you were . ’ |
13 | You 're more of a man than I am , can I quote |
14 | 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 . |
15 | She 's more of a family person I think |
16 | Now she 's more of an animal than a woman . |
17 | I thought at first she was ketch-rigged , but then decided she was more of a schooner . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | Not particularly good-looking but by God she was more of a man than any of them . |
20 | We 're more of a specialist . |
21 | If you say we 're more of a pop band , then that 's a compliment . |
22 | We 're more of the blood , love and rhetoric school . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | It 's more of a story than a |
26 | ‘ It 's more of a fantasy to a lot of people , not a religion as such . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | It 's more of a management exercise |
29 | It 's more of a noise than a sound sometimes , but in a way it 's how a proper bass should sound . |
30 | their turn to be — it 's more of a countdown |