Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [adv] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's got very he 's very sensitive cells in his nose because , cos a dog used to be a hunting dog , and goes back to being a wolf , they used to track their prey to eat so they 've still got that ability and we have n't , but a dog has , it can smell . |
| 2 | The occupant of the next room ( John Goodman ) makes a lot of noise and turns out to be a serial killer . |
| 3 | And although I have to admit that this tale of a French prince who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt and grows up to be a prince among frogs and a secret agent to boot , did n't grab me , it will surely keep the little ones enthralled . |
| 4 | She starts life as an adorable little girl and grows up to be an extraordinarily beautiful woman . ’ |
| 5 | By now G. is no longer suspicious of me but turns out to be a lively , talkative , and intelligent man . |
| 6 | I hope you will agree that in these two instances I have cited from his career — both of which I have had corroborated and believe to be accurate — my father not only manifests , but comes close to being the personification itself , of what the Hayes Society terms ‘ dignity in keeping with his position ’ . |