Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] turned [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sunil 's toy turned out to be a lap-top computer . |
| 2 | Unfortunately for Charles , the Director 's job turned out to be beyond his actually rather limited administrative abilities and , unable to assert himself in that field , he busied himself in the teaching side of things . |
| 3 | Mr Brown 's half-room turned out to be nearly as dark as the basement because of the cardboard panes stuck in the window where the glass had been blown out . |
| 4 | Charlotte 's Verbier turned out to be not an unputdownable Mills and Boon ski title but an announcement that the debate about the world 's best ski resort has finally been settled . |
| 5 | Mrs Verity 's expenditure turned out to be far more than she guessed and their decisions were also affected because the bank was overcharging them for a time . |
| 6 | Barak 's house turned out to be a small bungalow in West Beirut , less than a mile away from the Mar Elias Camp . |
| 7 | They led a campaign for the new centre to be built and today , Virginia Bottomley 's visit turned out to be the icing on the cake . |
| 8 | The stationmaster 's office turned out to be ideally situated overlooking the busy concourse . |
| 9 | Nails ' strategy turned out to be simple : if you put a non-swimmer in deep water it would turn into a swimmer through mere self-preservation . |