Example sentences of "out to be an [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She turned out to be an arrogant fanatical hyperactive zealot , piously lecturing everybody else about ‘ democracy and pluralism ’ while dismissing , indeed suppressing , every point of view different from hers . |
| 2 | An unusual call led us to the reeds by the lake , and it turned out to be an ortolan bunting , quite distinctive with its buff chest and olive-green head . |
| 3 | The corner of the opposite wood turned out to be an acute point . |
| 4 | Her supposed punisher turned out to be an effective reward . |
| 5 | She took her doctorate in the study of the UFO movement itself , and has worked with several British researchers on what has turned out to be an illuminating project . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , we later discovered , the builder who was working on these kennels turned out to be an absolute cowboy . |
| 7 | When a crisis blew up between Israel and Egypt in 1967 , London and Washington briefly took the lead in what turned out to be an abortive attempt to organize an international naval force to re-open the disputed Straits of Tiran . |
| 8 | He turned out to be an efficient chairman of the BBC but my first impression was amply confirmed since , although I had frequent dealings with him , he seemed to have absolutely no interest in what to me really mattered . |
| 9 | The random lump of cells might turn out to be an efficient burrower like a mole or an efficient climber like a monkey . |
| 10 | My father had bought the farm at an auction , at what turned out to be an inflated price . |
| 11 | My earliest memories are of Low Birk Hatt , which Daddy bought at auction when I was three , at what turned out to be an inflated price . |
| 12 | By midnight they had answered two further calls : another ‘ mickey ’ and a call of good intent which turned out to be an automatic fire alarm . |
| 13 | My Lord that is in dispute , it is in dispute firstly that in fact as a matter of fact , Mr had ever held himself out to be an experienced man er of business , that Peter believed him to be as such , er and in any event , even if he was to seem as such it is the plaintiff 's case that there was still a duty upon the solicitor in that situation . |
| 14 | Though only its rough foundations survived , the west gate turned out to be an impressive and imposing structure , comprising two towers with semicircular fronts , flanking a dual carriageway . |
| 15 | Amazing , when you thought about it , but it was turning out to be an amazing war . |
| 16 | Does the Minister agree that the loans scheme has turned out to be an administrative nightmare and that it has caused a great deal of bureaucracy and hardship to students , especially since they have been removed from the safety net of social security ? |
| 17 | If , as was entirely possible , he found nothing and Vic turned out to be an innocent eccentric , this action would be inexcusable . |
| 18 | He turned out to be an elderly ex-colonel , who was tracked down to his retirement home in Surrey . |
| 19 | But within months the recession arrived and what had originally been considered a financially sound decision turned out to be an economic disaster . |
| 20 | Yet , on closer inspection , the key to understanding his extrapolation of Copernican astronomy turns out to be an innovative theology that he took extremely seriously . |
| 21 | The whole operation of recognizing the bravery of the Italians who had helped prisoners-of-war turned out to be an utter disaster , not only in Eric 's area but throughout the country . |
| 22 | The campaign which Mortimer now led in Scotland turned out to be an ignominious fiasco . |
| 23 | IT TURNED OUT TO BE an average weekend in the war of Los Angeles . |
| 24 | But it turned out to be an endless task and , as a result , for the last few years I 've been learning phrasings from all kinds of foreign instruments . |
| 25 | Lamont turned out to be an egotistical womaniser who had selfishly kept his marriage of twenty years intact ; Porter , a woman of integrity , now on her fourth marriage and deeply fond of both her disturbed children . |
| 26 | It turned out to be an irritating , sad day . |
| 27 | ‘ The great Utopia : the Russian Avant-garde 1915–32 ’ , at the Stedelijk museum until 31 August is the exhibition previously at the Schirn Kunsthalle , Frankfurt , which some scholars thought might be infiltrated by dubious works ( The Art Newspaper No. 16 , March 1992 , p.6 ) , but which has turned out to be an exceptional show . |
| 28 | Luckily it turned out to be an isolated incident but we had nightmares about a recurrence . |
| 29 | Stephanie turned out to be an Australian model who had thrown in her job to follow Colbert to Hawaii . |
| 30 | A work catalogued by Sotheby 's for its sale on 12 December last year as ‘ a very fine and rare bronze fountain figure , perhaps Orpheus , probably German , Nuremberg ? , second quarter sixteenth century ’ and bought by London dealer Danny Katz has turned out to be an Italian Renaissance sculpture . |