Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the papers are relieved by the new , softer , explicitly pacifist and green hip-hop , like De La Soul ; or by reformed characters ; or by rappers who turn out to be pillars of the community ( Run DMC funding Sunday schools , or KRS-One starting a Stop The Violence campaign ) . |
| 2 | But it is not unreasonable for the Vendor to repay any price paid by the Purchaser in respect of debts which turn out to be bad . |
| 3 | Other areas which call out to be critically re-evaluated in this way are methodology and theory . |
| 4 | In 1854 Hamilton invented biquaternions ( quaternions with complex coefficients which turn out to be 2 x 2 complex matrices in disguise . ) |
| 5 | The fortunate individuals who turn out to be at the top end of the income distribution usually own physical and financial capital as well as their own labour , or human capital . |
| 6 | OLIVER MORGAN spoke to four individuals who stood up to be counted . |
| 7 | At the beginning of the century , the Royal Institution had been founded with two aims which turned out to be incompatible : to bring science both to mechanics and to the landed gentry . |
| 8 | The existence of other gods who turn out to be mere ‘ pretenders ’ to divinity raises the question of what makes a god a God . |
| 9 | The monkeys themselves turned out to be a highly evolved and accomplished band of thieves , and were treated by the Biranese as a neighbouring tribe . |
| 10 | Finally , the information about the numbers of referrals which turned out to be substantiated cases of abuse assisted in lessening the process of wasting precious energy in anticipating that every referral would involve a horrific case of abuse . |
| 11 | I cycled the spectacular coast road ( Highway 1 , but not very busy ! ) to Cheviot , an easier ride than anticipated because Ringer 's ‘ Cycle Touring in NZ ’ ( the cyclist 's bible ) mentioned a strenuous climb to 800 metres which turned out to be 800 feet ! |
| 12 | It 's based on the short story by Henry James ; a young Governness arrives at a remote country house to look after 2 young children who turn out to be possessed by the ghosts of two dead servants . |
| 13 | But it was because Aaron said a mildly humorous comment about somebody in one of Whit 's photos who turned out to be one of Whit 's very good friends . |
| 14 | But I 've never been one of those guys who set out to be a technical guitarist and I still do n't refer to myself as a technical player . |
| 15 | This was indeed a triumph ; like most of those who make predictions , Owen got some animals wrong later ( identifying as mammals what turned out to be reptilian remains ) , but connoisseurship is a matter of probabilities rather than certainties . |
| 16 | A fruitshop , with artificial grass banked greenly in the windows and mounds of glowing oranges , trapped little winter suns ; groping , mottled hands of bananas ; giant crinkly green roses which turned out to be savoy cabbages when you looked more closely ; buds of blackcurrant cordial which were red cabbages , to be cooked in spices and vinegar . |
| 17 | Christmas shoppers are being warned to steer clear of seasonal bargains which turn out to be clever fakes . |
| 18 | Although some may be true , they deal with constant complaints about testimonials which turn out to be from people connected with the firm . |
| 19 | Hunchbacks and sea-horses — being captured by sailors who turned out to be octopuses — Dad with bloody hands , Mum drowning in mud … |