Example sentences of "be made [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 2 | Even with them pleine-airsme was not quite what it had been made out to be . |
| 3 | I have been made out to be a liar but I am determined people will know the truth . |
| 4 | Guy of Lusignan was by no means the handsome fool he has often been made out to be , but his grip on the crown was precarious and the resources of his kingdom were depleted . |
| 5 | I find it difficult to understand how they are going to carry on experimental work at other depots that are n't really equipped to carry out experimental work , and so for that reason , I mean , there 's a great deal of concern that these cuts are n't rather more cosmetic that they 've been made out to be . |
| 6 | They are made usually to be handled by the learner , but how often to you actually see nurses using the models ? |
| 7 | Plastics are not the villain they are made out to be as regards the volume of waste . |
| 8 | ‘ The idea of someone performing a song and being made out to be a god or whatever … it 's very strange . |
| 9 | place , on the other hand , is a determination of space as a coincidence of event and geography that is itself productive of meaning : as if a film were made only to be seen in one place , not another . |
| 10 | She spends Christmas wondering if Macho Man really is the pig he is made out to be . |
| 11 | She thinks he is not at all the great genius he is made out to be — just possesses a pleasing talent . |
| 12 | It is hard to verify whether or not this is the dreadful fish it is made out to be or whether the tales are apocryphal , but what is certain is that the species itself does exist . |
| 13 | The Indian prime minister , Mr Rajiv Gandhi , said last week that Mr Najibullah is ’ much stronger than he is made out to be ’ . |
| 14 | In ‘ Barchester Towers ’ though it is actually Dr. Proudie who takes the position wanted by Dr. Grantly , he is made out to be a rather insignificant and weak person whereas Mrs. Proudie is seen at once to be strong and authoritative , too much so , and Trollope makes of her the kind of character a reader loves to hate . |
| 15 | Is it the valuable service it 's made out to be ? |
| 16 | ‘ All this modelling is n't half as glamorous as it 's made out to be . |
| 17 | People who live in towns donlt understand what goes on in the countryside.It 's hard for us to explain why this great tradition should be preserved , but it is n't the barbaric activity it 's made out to be . |
| 18 | People who live in towns donlt understand what goes on in the countryside.It 's hard for us to explain why this great tradition should be preserved , but it is n't the barbaric activity it 's made out to be . |
| 19 | One observer at Yeovil said : ‘ Despite Mrs Ashdown 's reluctance to get involved , whenever the opinion polls were announced she was far more demonstrative than she was made out to be . |
| 20 | He was made out to be the bad guy playing against Seve , especially after one of their clashes at Wentworth in the World Matchplay , but I do n't know . |
| 21 | Having relatives in England was not always the bonus it was made out to be . |
| 22 | ‘ It made me so angry to see her stepchildren cast as innocents while she was made out to be a dragon . ’ |
| 23 | He was made out to be a hero , and became a fully fledged dealer that day . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ I was made out to be the bad guy . |
| 25 | Ronald had had problems in the past but he was not the villain he was made out to be during the court case . |
| 26 | Dr Adams was made out to be an evil scientist who uses young innocent children for his own benefit . |