Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] to be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time . |
| 2 | One fan sang along and plucked at an imaginary guitar , but he turned out to be the roadie . |
| 3 | WITH all the youngsters now invading the tennis world , it was somewhat ironic , perhaps even worrying , that Chris Evert turned out to be the heroine of the 27th Federation Cup , in Tokyo , which ended yesterday with a predictable victory for the United States . |
| 4 | On closer inspection this turned out to be the L'Chaim Society , a Jewish good-time gang which presumably also has a stout approach to Judaism . |
| 5 | In fact , though , the new Chancellor turned out to be the emollient figure of Sir Geoffrey Howe , once a vaguely progressive Heathite minister too , but a notable convert to monetarism in the later 1970s . |
| 6 | It turned out to be the Mike Raven programme on Radio One . |
| 7 | The RUC sergeant went forward and arrested the man , who turned out to be the bank security guard who was rather the worse for drink , and had forgotten to lock the door ! |
| 8 | The film was made in 1987 and turned out to be the last chance for outsiders to trace the old route to China before Burma 's political blow-up of 1988 . |
| 9 | From his digs at 113 Cowley Road , Thomas wrote his first letter to Harry Hooton : ‘ My dear Mr. Hooton , I matriculated today before the Vice-Chancellor of the University , and , in consequence , I am left a little freer of time and heart : for until then , I feared failure in what turned out to be the easy matric. exam. , and worked to the exclusion of almost all else : which is the explanation of time and heart . ’ |
| 10 | One night the judge on the show 's talent competition ‘ Novelty Island ’ , turned out to be the pop star Mick Hucknall 's orange hair resting on an oar . |
| 11 | ‘ They made a nice comeback but tactically we were in fine shape and that 's what turned out to be the winning move . ’ |
| 12 | Although he survived the blow to his head , the accident turned out to be the start of a rapid decline and he died just a few months later . |
| 13 | SOME SPECIES OF CLIMBING YAM CONTAINING HIGH LEVELS OF DIOSGENIN ( NOW MOSTLY SYNTHESISED ) TURNED OUT TO BE THE BASIS OF THE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE INDUSTRY |
| 14 | When the sealed bids were finally opened , Speyhawk turned out to be the underbidder — by just £2 million below the £24 million bid by the London and Edinburgh Trust . |
| 15 | The temple sits some fifty feet down in its own huge sandpit , buried for centuries until someone tripped over what turned out to be the top of a pillar . |
| 16 | We were finally approached by a young man who turned out to be the club 's diving instructor . |
| 17 | By similar arrangement with the CPR next year I travelled to Montreal and , not knowing the city , asked for a room in the CPR hotel which turned out to be the St. Viger . |
| 18 | When James Callaghan accelerated the debate in 1976 , the quality of discussion was indeed raised , in what turned out to be the Schools Council 's declining years , under the combined influence of the Chair , John Tomlinson , and the Secretary , John Mann . |
| 19 | But there were no unpleasant surprises in store for me , and the 500-mile trip turned out to be the most leisurely and enjoyable drive I have had for ages . |
| 20 | And what happens if it turned out to be the Lord Bruce — eh ? |
| 21 | That fight turned out to be the fight of the century . |
| 22 | In 1983 another massive crop occurred — this was again met with joy , although the Champenois would certainly have been dismayed had 1984 turned out to be the third consecutive bumper year . |
| 23 | As I 'm not a man , it turned out to be the most useful thing I could do . ’ |
| 24 | But it turned out to be the right decision . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ My husband and I have never forgotten your Cordelia ; we saw it on our honeymoon , ’ said the young woman , who turned out to be the wife of an enthusiastic amateur producer of plays . |
| 26 | Yet although this turned out to be the case and Edna 's and Bert 's spells at Four Winds gave Harriet increasing support , she was still unable to rouse Liza out of her permanent lethargy or to get her further than the garden gate . |
| 27 | The predicament turned out to be the cooker , at which his wife was staring blankly and with a certain nervousness . |
| 28 | But the blotches turned out to be the result of a take-away chicken meal . |
| 29 | But the child turned out to be the English adopted son of a Greek couple . |
| 30 | It turned out to be the restaurant nearest to the Palazzo Vecchio . |