Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 31 | Michelin road-maps mark genuinely arduous or dangerous stretches of road with a broken red line , and though the roadways themselves quite often turn out to be less awkward than you expect from such warnings , less awkward does not mean altogether easy . |
| 32 | Newcomers often turn out to be sons-in-law or cousins . |
| 33 | Apparent contradictions often turn out to be paradoxes — insight relating to different circumstances and experiences . |
| 34 | All theoretical treatments of the quantised Hall effect proposed so far require there to be no dissipative scattering if they are to account for the values of h/Ne 2 at the plateaux . |
| 35 | On atomic and subatomic levels seemingly solid matter is seen to be small particles within particles which eventually turn out to be just pure energy . |
| 36 | What these effects eventually turn out to be will , of course , depend on the strategies which the various parties choose to pursue , the prevailing capital , product , and labour market circumstances , and the technological choices which the scientists and engineers make available . |
| 37 | ‘ Generally , these kinds of problems rarely turn out to be unresolvable , ’ said Felice . |
| 38 | With such a small yet historically vital authenticated oeuvre , these ‘ doubtful ’ works surely cry out to be recorded as Volume 4 of ASV 's series , fenced around of course with all proper scholarly dubitation . |
| 39 | Mr Shevardnadze chose the moment of his return well , arriving at Georgia 's darkest hour : the whole country periodically blacked out by power cuts , hot water and central heating a dim memory , public transport ground to a halt , and even bread rarely to be seen . |
| 40 | On Wednesday , Paddy Ashdown played the tough talker , the straight man who wo n't soften the harsh realities — though those realities immediately turn out to be the same smooth bribes offered by every other politician . |
| 41 | Please try not to be too upset . |
| 42 | There seem also to be other compositional differences , such as in the silicates which make up the greater part of both planets . |
| 43 | To those who would thoughtlessly dismiss this notion as ‘ silly ’ , Regan cautions that ‘ silly sounding ideas sometimes turn out to be true . |
| 44 | They have n't been moved for quite a long time , and it 's funny how buildings which claim to have extraordinary flexibility sometimes turn out to be really quite rigid . |
| 45 | If I decide on the toss of a coin which investment will provide the greatest yield , and fortunately turn out to be right , we suppose that my choice is vindicated by the outcome perhaps , but not justified by it ; I had no real justification for making the choice I did . |
| 46 | I planned to stay there for the summer , and then learn how to be a better actress . |
| 47 | He uses another shabby character , Tigg , to do his scrounging for him , he himself being ‘ of too haughty a stomach to work , to beg , to borrow , or steal ; yet mean enough to be worked or borrowed , begged or stolen for , by any catspaw that would serve his turn ; too insolent to lick the hand that fed him in his need , yet cur enough to bite and tear it in the dark ’ . |
| 48 | In this way the youngsters make it clear that they are not yet mature enough to be considered rivals for territories or breeding partners and are allowed to feed on the reef beside their parents for the several months that it takes them to grow to maturity . |
| 49 | out later on but again try not to be too assumptive . |
| 50 | In fact , it was immensely strong , yet light enough to be controlled single-handed . |
| 51 | ‘ You certainly know how to be angry with a man , querida — but it was worth it all to hear you apologising , on that journey back from the hospital . |
| 52 | It is characteristic of decision-making that obstacles always tend to seem more real than they actually turn out to be . |
| 53 | To my mind , evidence of conflict already exists : the deafening silence from Moorgate Place on Caparo is an example where self-interest has been allowed to be paramount : the decision suits the practising firms ( as their legal liability is narrowly defined ) , notwithstanding that in the public interest , would-be investors , existing individual shareholders and creditors who lose because they have relied on audited accounts which subsequently turn out to be defective , should , on any basis of equity , have recourse to those parties who are responsible , whether management or auditors . |