Example sentences of "[verb] turn [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So my job did turn out to be work after all . |
| 2 | Nervous though we were , it did turn out to be reasonably straightforward — but this was after all the beginners ' course and the ingredients had been prepared ; even the chives had been chopped . |
| 3 | But she would look rather a fool if it did turn out to be only one of the children from the village . |
| 4 | If the story did turn out to be true , though , I think he might be pushing his luck . |
| 5 | But the undertone was exceedingly fragile , with many traders prepared to bank on the FT-SE falling below 2,200 points in the next few weeks unless the 15 per cent rates do turn out to be just a short-lived shock . |
| 6 | Quite honestly a lot of them do turn out to be the customer 's own fault . |
| 7 | A lot of you 'd be surprised how gullible a lot of people are and frankly a lot of shopping problems do turn out to be the shopper 's own fault . |
| 8 | I 'm not suggesting for a moment it does n't cross my mind nor has Mr suggested that there has been any er deliberate failures to disclose something which was thought was , which you 've got and was thought relevant , but it , things do turn out to be potentially relevant in the course of the court appearance |
| 9 | Even if the thermal conductivity of the fuel does turn out to be much lower than assumed , Gittus believes that this ‘ may not produce a significant increase in temperatures during a severe accident ’ . |
| 10 | If cow 's milk does turn out to be the problem you can try drinking sheep or goat milk instead , after a few weeks . |
| 11 | If it does turn out to be of general significance at a variety of scales it will imply that the increased environmental stress associated in some way with regressions promotes an increase in extinction rate and corresponding vacation of ecological niches , with a consequent opportunity for new species to establish themselves . |
| 12 | Indeed , it could be said , that even if the Kouros does turn out to be a fake , it will have generated more detailed research into Greek sculpture than any other work in existence . |
| 13 | ‘ If the blood does turn out to be Nicola 's , it does look stupid of him , does n't it — to leave the murder weapon in his desk ? |
| 14 | This does turn out to be the case . |