Sentence examples for something of a fan from inspiring English sources

Turns out, Gordon has become something of a fan of the Tour, since he and Lance Armstrong work together on some charities.

But even Germany's finance minister, Peer Steinbrück, who must have had some sleepless nights over the past few weeks, has now declared himself something of a fan.

For a British Design Museum exhibit last year, I selected a Dyson vacuum cleaner, so I am something of a fan of their work.

I was, by this time, something of a fan, ranging forward and back through Dylan's output, having bought periodicals and biographies to map out the route.

In fact, as Max Read recalled in a Gawker post on Mr. King's postmodern defection, the host even said in an interview with RT in 2011 that he is something of a fan of Mr. Putin.

(Mr. Romney is something of a fan of poem recitation — he often opens his usual speech on the trail by quoting several lines from the Samuel Walter Foss poem, "The Coming American").

Perhaps surprisingly has being able to run down his contract at Manchester City, having been among the club's best players this season and establishing himself as something of a fans' favourite at Eastlands.

JIM CALHOUN is something of a Red Sox fan.

She was something of a "movie fan" herself in those days, Florence Turner being the object of her special admiration.

He may have been more noted for his dance moves, but Brown was evidently something of a Nabokov fan too.

Casper, the 1970 Masters champion, became something of a Finau fan years ago, when they met in Utah, their shared home state.