Example sentences of "he [be] [vb pp] out to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spends Christmas wondering if Macho Man really is the pig he is made out to be . |
| 2 | She thinks he is not at all the great genius he is made out to be — just possesses a pleasing talent . |
| 3 | The Indian prime minister , Mr Rajiv Gandhi , said last week that Mr Najibullah is ’ much stronger than he is made out to be ’ . |
| 4 | In ‘ Barchester Towers ’ though it is actually Dr. Proudie who takes the position wanted by Dr. Grantly , he is made out to be a rather insignificant and weak person whereas Mrs. Proudie is seen at once to be strong and authoritative , too much so , and Trollope makes of her the kind of character a reader loves to hate . |
| 5 | From his first sip of welfare orange juice , he was cut out to be a professional Glaswegian . |
| 6 | A phrenologist — that careers master of the nineteenth century — once examined Flaubert and told him he was cut out to be a tamer of wild beasts . |
| 7 | He was made out to be the bad guy playing against Seve , especially after one of their clashes at Wentworth in the World Matchplay , but I do n't know . |
| 8 | He was made out to be a hero , and became a fully fledged dealer that day . |
| 9 | Ronald had had problems in the past but he was not the villain he was made out to be during the court case . |