Example sentences of "[vb past] out [prep] be an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole operation of recognizing the bravery of the Italians who had helped prisoners-of-war turned out to be an utter disaster , not only in Eric 's area but throughout the country . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , we later discovered , the builder who was working on these kennels turned out to be an absolute cowboy . |
| 3 | An unusual call led us to the reeds by the lake , and it turned out to be an ortolan bunting , quite distinctive with its buff chest and olive-green head . |
| 4 | The campaign which Mortimer now led in Scotland turned out to be an ignominious fiasco . |
| 5 | When a crisis blew up between Israel and Egypt in 1967 , London and Washington briefly took the lead in what turned out to be an abortive attempt to organize an international naval force to re-open the disputed Straits of Tiran . |
| 6 | My father had bought the farm at an auction , at what turned out to be an inflated price . |
| 7 | My earliest memories are of Low Birk Hatt , which Daddy bought at auction when I was three , at what turned out to be an inflated price . |
| 8 | But within months the recession arrived and what had originally been considered a financially sound decision turned out to be an economic disaster . |
| 9 | IT TURNED OUT TO BE an average weekend in the war of Los Angeles . |
| 10 | She turned out to be an arrogant fanatical hyperactive zealot , piously lecturing everybody else about ‘ democracy and pluralism ’ while dismissing , indeed suppressing , every point of view different from hers . |
| 11 | It turned out to be an irritating , sad day . |
| 12 | Though only its rough foundations survived , the west gate turned out to be an impressive and imposing structure , comprising two towers with semicircular fronts , flanking a dual carriageway . |
| 13 | Lamont turned out to be an egotistical womaniser who had selfishly kept his marriage of twenty years intact ; Porter , a woman of integrity , now on her fourth marriage and deeply fond of both her disturbed children . |
| 14 | If , as was entirely possible , he found nothing and Vic turned out to be an innocent eccentric , this action would be inexcusable . |
| 15 | Her supposed punisher turned out to be an effective reward . |
| 16 | By midnight they had answered two further calls : another ‘ mickey ’ and a call of good intent which turned out to be an automatic fire alarm . |
| 17 | The corner of the opposite wood turned out to be an acute point . |
| 18 | He turned out to be an elderly ex-colonel , who was tracked down to his retirement home in Surrey . |
| 19 | But it turned out to be an endless task and , as a result , for the last few years I 've been learning phrasings from all kinds of foreign instruments . |
| 20 | He turned out to be an efficient chairman of the BBC but my first impression was amply confirmed since , although I had frequent dealings with him , he seemed to have absolutely no interest in what to me really mattered . |
| 21 | Loco change at Crewe - where there turned out to be an Open Day - gave a chance to see Princess Elizabeth in steam near the Heritage Centre . |
| 22 | It finished up it turned out to be an own goal . |
| 23 | After getting the flying bag and doing all the planning and paying Operations , we were so hungry that we had to go and eat at what turned out to be an excellent restaurant where all the airport employees go as well as the passengers . |
| 24 | Not only did the king have a spare hour for what turned out to be an excellent interview in the palace gardens , but on learning that there was now no plane to take us home until Monday , laid on two helicopters to take us all on a Sunday outing to Petra ( the ‘ rose red city half as old as time ’ ) , then on to Aqaba on the Red Sea for lunch and a swim , and home across the desert and the black tents of the Bedouins in the evening . |
| 25 | Already in 1860 Crookes had embarked on what turned out to be an important journalistic enterprise , launching the weekly Chemical News , which he edited until 1906 . |
| 26 | Johnny Boy turned out to be an old friend of Betty 's . |
| 27 | so , I mean , one school turned out to be an old factory and it was of six floors and it had one of these like industrial lifts , you know , the open caged lifts |
| 28 | He was excited and overjoyed and turned out to be an enthusiastic and forgetful parent . |
| 29 | Luckily it turned out to be an isolated incident but we had nightmares about a recurrence . |
| 30 | They were welcomed by teacher Mark O'Callaghan and pupils David Lloyd , Claire Linney , Sarah Curry and Jay Kaminski for what turned out to be an even contest with everything depending on the final question . |