Example sentences of "he be more of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today he is more of a celebrity than an actor , making cameo appearances , commercials and turning up at premières . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Those who know him best think , he 's more of a fighter than that . |
| 4 | There 's Robin Smith , who 's moved a little straighter in fact , you ca n't call him silly point now , he 's more of a silly mid-off , on that 's sort of line , and he 's about three yards on bat , two men out , deep on the leg side , there 's tough on the who 's hoisted that one away on the leg side , I think that could well be safe for , who 's chasing wicket , two bounce it 's over the rope , and four more runs to , he 's kept up his one hundred per cent boundary rate , moves on to twenty , five fours , and it , again , his eye very much on that short leg side boundary and Tufnell and Gooch they 're having further consultations and that leg side field being adjusted again . |
| 5 | In reality , he was more of a third seamer than a strike bowler , and did the job only in the absence of a faster man , but he once took 6 for 38 in Australia and at Leeds in 1957 had his best Test figures of 7 for 70 . |
| 6 | Zach was the only one who showed any real talent and he was more of a performer than an actor . |
| 7 | In this guise he was more of a cultural hero , and reportedly taught the people how to compile a calendar of the seasons and to consult the heavens for weather information . |
| 8 | ‘ Since he became Prime Minister , Mr Major comes in about once a year but before that he was more of a regular . |
| 9 | He , he , he was more of a scholastic type . |
| 10 | Actually , he was more of a grizzly bear in human form — a short , solid man with a shaggy mane of hair and a full beard , and the twinkliest brown eyes anyone could ever imagine . |
| 11 | Although he was one of her most enthusiastic supporters , Mrs Thatcher often found he was more of a liability than an asset . |
| 12 | 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 |