Example sentences of "he be more of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Nudity and the Italian art world seem to go together : Achille Bonito Oliva , commissioner of this year 's Biennale also appeared naked on the cover of a magazine , but he is more of a man than Sgarbi and is not coyly covering his private parts . |
2 | Today he is more of a celebrity than an actor , making cameo appearances , commercials and turning up at premières . |
3 | Those who know him best think , he 's more of a fighter than that . |
4 | Zach was the only one who showed any real talent and he was more of a performer than an actor . |
5 | ‘ Since he became Prime Minister , Mr Major comes in about once a year but before that he was more of a regular . |
6 | Although he was one of her most enthusiastic supporters , Mrs Thatcher often found he was more of a liability than an asset . |
7 | He come up the hospital , I was up in intensive care unit and me dad came round about half past ten at night and in he walked , he came straight down from Filey to see him , cos he used to think a lot of dad you see and dad did him years ago , he used to say he was more of a son than me own but then he brought her to the funeral , they would n't speak to me , would n't entertain me at all , I nearly fainted when I saw little one , she 's tall and thin |