Example sentences of "in [noun] [vb base] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | People who are good at seeing the figure ground relationships in pictures tend also to be good at sentence-completion exercises , word analogies , problem solving , and so on . |
| 2 | But theoretical analysis suggests that credible punishment strategies may need to be quite subtle and sophisticated , which leads to the conclusion that so-called ‘ tacit ’ collusion may in practice turn out to be ‘ secret ’ collusion . |
| 3 | Benefits to patients are obvious , but the theoretical long term savings in cost have yet to be confirmed . |
| 4 | I wondered as we strolled across the lawn whether he might not in fact turn out to be the last King of Tonga , the final member of a brief and moderately distinguished dynasty . |
| 5 | But , ironically , there is evidence that these ‘ efficient ’ methods may in fact turn out to be less reliable than their less efficient counterparts . |
| 6 | Cable & Wireless , whose Mercury subsidiary yesterday heralded a phone war with the introduction of a new service for London , dipped 3p to 848p over fears that the new project might in fact turn out to be a drain on profits . |
| 7 | Quiet changes in design appear only to be relevant to new areas , so that public debate and understanding is limited . |