Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one agrees with the view of Sharpe , White , , and Bernard that prior to 1625 predestination had merely been one of a number of alternative doctrines vying for supremacy within the church , the rise to power of the Laudians represented little more than another swing of a theological pendulum which had been fluctuating wildly since 1560 . |
| 2 | Even on his last visit , two years ago , the Ministry Inspector declared that it would soon be more of a hazard to health than a promoter of it . ’ |
| 3 | But sealing may soon be less of a problem for her . |
| 4 | The body could easily be that of a actress simulating death . |
| 5 | Had I still been suspicious of a haemorrhage I would have sent him to Edinburgh for a brain scan . ’ |
| 6 | Sculpting has always been more of a hobby . ’ |
| 7 | There could hardly be more of a contrast between this year 's debate on the Loyal Address and our debate last year . |
| 8 | Ma Katz could hardly be more of a monster than Daddy Dear , Bruno Bonney . |
| 9 | The sector that has held up best is industrial where oversupply is less of a problem . |
| 10 | It transpired that she had also been one of a party at the Hall the same day . |
| 11 | And , as gilt prices rise when interest rates fall , you should also be sure of a capital gain . |
| 12 | Bella was very old now and would probably be glad of a rest , George considered , so he drew the pony to a halt and walked her off the road and on to the quarry floor . |
| 13 | As you read you will probably be aware of a character 's potential as a role for the actor — particularly with those who have already an established place in theatrical tradition ( Dickens is full of such characters ) . |
| 14 | The views and experiences reflected here are those of a customer in self-development rather than a professional practitioner . |
| 15 | The label rational basis would simply be reflective of a conclusion already reached that the court does not wish to intervene . |
| 16 | This sort of interviewing could well be characteristic of a community survey where the researcher went from person to person linking up kinship networks , occupational groups , recreational groups , religious bodies , and so on . |
| 17 | Monosodium and the acquisition of food preference in a European context , by France Bellisle , Alain Tournier and Jeanine Louis-Sylvestre Food today is more of a maintenance function than a pleasurable experience . |
| 18 | The impression one gets here is that of a realization almost simultaneous with the utterance of the sentence — ( 220 ) evokes the creation of light , ( 221 ) the beginning of the celebrations . |
| 19 | However the model for personal selling advocated here is that of a salesperson acting as a need identifier and problem solver . |
| 20 | " If it was n't a pill I could almost be certain of a taste and an odour of liver and bacon , and probably some onions . |
| 21 | A further shape that I have used successfully is that of a bow . |
| 22 | The issue is further complicated by work such as Newby 's study of farmworkers in East Anglia ( Newby 1977 ) , which employs all the methods used by Gans and by Stacey , and yet is more of a survey than a community study . |
| 23 | It 's the blues that never been never been much of a problem really . |
| 24 | ‘ There 's never been much of a plan , so there 's no reason to cancel out any initial plans of getting degrees and going on and doing something else . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He 's never been much of a man for dancing , not unless he 's drunk and then he 'll dance with the best of them . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Nelson , I 've just never been much of a dancer . |
| 27 | He had never been much of a fellow for breasts . |
| 28 | Never been much of a book fan either . |
| 29 | There had never been much of a garden , only the rhododendrons flowering red and pink and lilac , where bees droned happily . |
| 30 | Edna had never been much of a letter writer , preferring to send illustrated cards with emotive printed messages at Christmas and on birthdays . |