Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] out to [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luckily I turned out to be reasonably fluent and uninhibited when expressing my own thoughts and feelings . |
| 2 | Marcus joined the line to collect a towel which turned out to be just big enough to wrap around and tuck in . |
| 3 | It took Caillié eleven years of meticulous planning and a further year to reach the fabled city in 1828 , which turned out to be rather a disappointment to him after such a hazardous journey . |
| 4 | Ridley had taken a course in biochemistry , and so was probably the person best equipped to pursue the matter , which turned out to be very difficult . |
| 5 | Their lawlessness became so notorious that James VI proscribed the clan , which turned out to be very unpleasant indeed , and his edict described them as : ‘ that wicked race of lawless luminaries , callit the Macgregor ’ . |
| 6 | The truth is that as painters and as a man and a woman , they were engaged , during these years , in the same adventure which turned out to be more fatal than either of them realised at the time . |
| 7 | From the dessert menu , the kids had ‘ superhero sundaes ’ which turned out to be merely ice-cream , while we adults between us tackled American cheesecake which was flavourless , and rather chewy fudge brownies — not recommended for those with dentures . |
| 8 | For the next two hours she was absorbed in the film , which turned out to be as good as she had hoped . |
| 9 | Property prices and psychoanalysis were mentioned shyly , rather as Rachel might mention sex , but once in the air everyone turned out to be immensely knowledgeable about both , as well as about the contemporary cinema , the wickedness of Thatcher 's government and the perils of current educational reforms . |
| 10 | But she turned out to be too nice for me . ’ |
| 11 | Since he held by patent he could not be displaced and the work was executed by his deputy , Thomas Atkins , who turned out to be as dishonest and self-seeking as his principal . |
| 12 | Just as the term ‘ literacy ’ itself turned out to be more precise than in general use , and we were able to pin down the distinction ‘ literate/non-literate ’ to ‘ literacy in classical Greece ’ as opposed to literacy or non-literacy elsewhere , so the grand consequences of the literacy being described can be seen from this passage to hinge on very particular distinctions . |
| 13 | They turned out to be practically unbreakable as well as hard-wearing . |
| 14 | Much to Oliver 's annoyance they turned out to be rather good at it . |
| 15 | The poor , when portrayed , were usually ‘ rescued ’ or adopted somehow , alternatively they turned out to be long lost daughters of land-owners , princes , or millionaires , stolen at birth by gypsies . |
| 16 | Often they turned out to be more like shocks , and she disliked the tension , the agitation , the feeling of disruption that frequently accompanied them . |
| 17 | They turned out to be totally placid ; just as well , since they are the size of hornets . |
| 18 | They turned out to be very nice digs , but I was still faced , for the first time in my life , with the practicalities of keeping myself fed and clothed , and getting to lectures and passing exams . |
| 19 | We met the students on Sunday — had dinner with them in the Sichuan restaurant , as I said , and they turned out to be very pleasant , one girl ( whose blonde hair must strike the Chinese with amazement ) and three men , sporting their long hair in defiance of the Chinese preference for short back-and-sides . |
| 20 | When I accosted the scoundrel , he turned out to be completely different Colin Chapman , up to his neck in sound bites . |
| 21 | Each time she thought she had caught hold of the essential man he turned out to be as nebulous as the sea mist drifting through her fingers . |
| 22 | In fact , ’ he added , with more than a hint of irritation in his voice , ‘ he turned out to be quite a disruptive influence . ’ |
| 23 | It turned out to be nearly the opposite ( laughs ) . |
| 24 | It turned out to be unexpectedly difficult . |
| 25 | But it turned out to be even better than the ads said . |
| 26 | It turned out to be just what I needed . ’ |
| 27 | Although Macaulay ridiculed Mill 's expectation , it turned out to be remarkably accurate . |
| 28 | Then it turned out to be rather unusually abundant and erm we now have the problem of trying to understand why it 's there in the first place . |
| 29 | ‘ It turned out to be pretty energy-sapping record to make , actually , but the last two albums have done pretty well so we had the luxury of doing some hit-or-miss experimentation in the studio . |
| 30 | And it turned out to be simply because she knew she was pregnant ; a mechanical trick she was turning on him . |