Example sentences of "[vb mod] prove [prep] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hour of death and mode of dying , however brief and fragmentary in relation to eternity , thus acquired a fateful significance — fateful indeed , if the death of an unrepentant sinner should prove to be the broad gateway to everlasting torment . |
| 2 | Profound disappointment and frustration , however , awaited those — especially in Britain — who hoped that American involvement in the First World War might prove to be the first step towards an on-going partnership . |
| 3 | Firstly , as needs are not static , improved liaison between suppliers and users could prove to be the best way to ensure a close match between future supply of , and demand for , courses . |
| 4 | In 1380 it had been the turn of Thomas , earl of Buckingham , uncle of Richard II , to lead what would prove to be the last English expedition to France in the fourteenth century , while in 1383 the religious divisions of Europe were underlined by the sending of a force led by Henry Despenser , bishop of Norwich , into Flanders under the guise of a crusade . |
| 5 | With a leadership battle looming in the Labour Party in the wake of its fourth successive defeat , the issue of electoral reform may prove to be the central issue for internal debate , a factor the Liberal Democrats will exploit to the full . |
| 6 | With a leadership battle looming in the Labour Party after its fourth successive defeat , electoral reform may prove to be the central issue for internal debate , a factor the Liberal Democrats will exploit to the full . |
| 7 | RECEIVERS were yesterday appointed to the brewing businesses of the Australian yachting tycoon , Mr Alan Bond , in what may prove to be the first step towards the world 's largest corporate collapse . |
| 8 | Inhibition of MAO-B is also of topical interest since this may prove to be the first manoeuvre that has slowed the progression of Parkinson 's disease ; the mechanism is uncertain but it was originally thought of because this approach blocked the toxicity of the selective dopaminergic poison , MPTP . |
| 9 | In what may prove to be the dying days of the Major government , the controversial merger between the 32 Tory Euro-MPs and the European People 's Party fulfils a key prime ministerial objective in placing Britain ‘ at the heart of Europe ’ . |
| 10 | Certain plants , however , pose problems every year , and their complete removal may prove to be the only solution . |
| 11 | JUST possibly Cordoba ( 3.10 ) may prove to be the biggest talking horse since Mister Ed , the supernag of American television fame . |
| 12 | It is feared that the year may prove to be the worst on record |
| 13 | Montgomeryshire Council chairman David Jones , who has been working to secure the Fortex investment , said : ‘ I am sure the site will prove to be the best for Fortex , Montgomeryshire and Mid Wales . ’ |
| 14 | It is likely , however , that this will prove to be the usual way of communicating findings . |
| 15 | He believes that one day he will prove to be the stronger , and for that reason , if for no other , he will never resist when I call to him . |