Example sentences of "of an [noun] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Golf was mine , though I often found it more of an aggravation than a relaxation . |
| 2 | ‘ He is more of an idea than a man , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Peters , probably the highest paid and certainly the highest profile management guru in the world , is indeed more of an evangelist than a business adviser . |
| 4 | In fact , I was told of an occasion when a power-pole had to be replaced because a woodpecker had dug a hole ‘ you could hide a beer can in ’ , as my informant said ! |
| 5 | Just , of course , Piers Morrison , but , she decided , he was more of an inconvenience than a distraction . |
| 6 | Although I had considerable doubts as to whether Lord Goodman would on the whole be a happier and more contented human being than Mr Goodman , or whether in fact it would not be a prefix that would be more of an incubus than a blessing , vanity as always prevailed . |
| 7 | Now she 's more of an animal than a woman . |
| 8 | He 'd always thought of her as pliable , sexy , more of an ornament than a partner for a man like Adolph Brückner . |
| 9 | Only where deep undulations coincide with a bend is there a hint of diagonal pitching , but this is more of an observation than a criticism . |
| 10 | People seem to have sufficient respect for the law to disapprove more strongly of an action when a law is passed against it , but they do not have sufficient respect for the penal system to be influenced by the severity of punishment inflicted ( Walker and Marsh , 1994 ) . |
| 11 | He reckons he 's more of an illusionist than a magician . |
| 12 | Charles also had around 24 light guns of 1–2 lb [ o. 5–1 kg ] calibre , on field carriages , but , draught horses being scarce , they proved more of an embarrassment than a help . |