Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] prove to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope that I will prove to be wrong about the Bill . |
| 2 | The durability of the Royal Scotsman over five long seasons of operation , with the top tour price now only a short step away from £3,000 was proven by 1989 , but even as this book was being prepared for press , there were changes in the wind which may prove to be a sterner test of the depth of the elitist train-tour market . |
| 3 | Part of the point of selling state businesses is to raise hard cash , and taking on more debt to fund worker buyouts in return for low or non-earning equity stakes ( which may prove to be worthless in the long run ) is not a real option for the government . |
| 4 | First , I want to comment on some features of the hereditary mechanism which may prove to be characteristic of all living things , whether on this planet or elsewhere in the universe . |
| 5 | He will also be stronger which may prove to be a problem during the backing and breaking process . |
| 6 | Part of the field officer 's art is to display an understanding of each polluter 's problems , and to resist the temptation to treat as routine demands which may prove to be extremely onerous , particularly for one in an economically vulnerable position . |
| 7 | The additional notes and comments proved very useful — in particular , the section on drug survival in clinical samples that are being irradiated as an anti-HIV precaution , which should prove to be very useful to those working in this area . |
| 8 | Difficult as it is to summarize so majestic a body of work as that produced by Hailey in the days when he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office 's oracle on Africa , it seems fair to say that the main impression to be derived from it is of his anxiety to avoid committing the British government to any course of action which might prove to be irreversible . |
| 9 | Which might prove to be no bad fortune for those recruits … |
| 10 | But try to channel your activities to the canine crowd so as to avoid a show-down which could prove to be a great embarrassment . |
| 11 | For the first time Aranyos seemed uncertain how to proceed , sucking his lip thoughtfully for several seconds before continuing , ‘ It involves looking into a curious business which could prove to be a complete dead end , namely an attack on a girl in the Bauernmarkt last Saturday evening . |
| 12 | The life expired boiler from No. 5 , ‘ Moel Siabod ’ is set up to test equipment and techniques which could prove to be the saviour of steam . |
| 13 | The unit rate of charge is the only piece of information that the motorist needs to know ; there are no vehicle zones , time areas or matrix of payments , as mentioned in the earlier paragraph on zonal pricing , which would prove to be extremely complex for the motorist to understand . |
| 14 | In order to make the radio series , over 30 interviews were recorded exclusively , although only 5% could be used in the finished production , which is why I decided to produce this book , which will prove to be an excellent documentation on the life of David Bowie — an insight into this enigma of the rock world — told by those who really know . |
| 15 | By the 11th Summerchild has given the new formation a temporary designation , which will prove to be permanent , and has provided a wealth of possible addresses , colleagues and procedures . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , most people learn about towing trailers by trial and error , which can prove to be a very expensive way of doing things . |
| 17 | A lot of the standard size plates do not fit a large number of the large-sized , non-standard , aquaria , unless of course you use the type of filter plates that come in small sections that can be slotted together , which can prove to be very expensive when the budget is tight . |
| 18 | If a DTI Education and Enterprise Adviser is in post locally , he or she should prove to be an invaluable partner in making Compact work . |
| 19 | " I just think that she might prove to be somewhat difficult to dispose of … oh , do n't look so surprised . |
| 20 | There was indeed something rebarbative — as there may prove to be about The Manson Family when and if we see it on stage here — about the use of a serious story for a work which struck many as frivolous and even posturing . |
| 21 | There may prove to be less difference between some modern versions of Christianity and Buddhism and psychoanalysis than appears at first sight . |
| 22 | There may prove to be groups of patients with LQTS in whom alpha rather than beta adrenoceptor stimulation is more arrhythmogenic and vice versa . |
| 23 | In time she would forget him , but the legacy of sensual awareness he had left her could prove to be a burden more difficult to shed . |
| 24 | Apparent oppositions , they felt , should not only be tolerated but gloried in : ultimately they would prove to be resolvable in a wider harmony . |
| 25 | When process investigations began to increase in the 1960s it was not realized exactly how difficult they would prove to be . |
| 26 | The biographies were terse and restrained , as far as his private life was concerned , and effusive only about the names and quality of his publications She thought that she might ring Peter de Salis , and ask him about Mrs Denham , but she did not want to do this , in case Mrs Denham was a lady of such fame that ignorance of her would prove to be positively compromising . |
| 27 | The facts and figures certainly lie underneath but , hopefully , they will prove to be the most unimportant part of the document . |
| 28 | Where DTI Education and Enterprise Advisers are in post they will prove to be invaluable partners in making Compact work . |
| 29 | As far as standard neo-classical economic theory is concerned , it is of no real consequence why regional disparities emerge since there are mechanisms in an economy which will ensure that they will prove to be only a temporary phenomenon . |
| 30 | It may prove to be Margaret Thatcher 's most lasting contribution to her party , for it is changing it irrevocably . |