Example sentences of "it [is] [verb] out to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it the valuable service it 's made out to be ? |
| 2 | ‘ All this modelling is n't half as glamorous as it 's made out to be . |
| 3 | People who live in towns donlt understand what goes on in the countryside.It 's hard for us to explain why this great tradition should be preserved , but it is n't the barbaric activity it 's made out to be . |
| 4 | People who live in towns donlt understand what goes on in the countryside.It 's hard for us to explain why this great tradition should be preserved , but it is n't the barbaric activity it 's made out to be . |
| 5 | ‘ This has always been my favourite room , ’ says Mary Jane , ‘ and it 's turned out to be a perfect playroom for Emily and her friends . |
| 6 | You know , it 's turning out to be a brilliant story to do . |
| 7 | There was a deal of euphoria after the first night , the success of the missions , a certain element of surprise , but I did say at that time that we 'd be foolish to lower our guard , because erm there was still a lot of work to do , and that is exactly what it 's turning out to be , and we 're going for his military installations , and he 's got a lot of them , and it 's a wearing down process . |
| 8 | It is hard to verify whether or not this is the dreadful fish it is made out to be or whether the tales are apocryphal , but what is certain is that the species itself does exist . |
| 9 | Gordon Woodroffe , a zoologist who has studied the water voles of the North York Moors , does not consider that the mink is the total rogue it is held out to be in some quarters , but it certainly appears to have caused the vole 's extinction on the Moors . |