Example sentences of "fact [verb] [adv prt] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in fact turns out to be the case , as will be shown here and in the following chapters . |
| 2 | If , however , we do apply anthropological and linguistic perspectives to this recent work on the consequences of literacy , as I claim we must despite its claim to protection from them , then that work in fact turns out to be as biased as that of the earlier phases . |
| 3 | When any aircrew came raging in to inform us that our optimistic prediction of clear , moonlit skies and baby cumulus had in fact turned out to be 10/10ths stratus on the deck , we were able to wave them airily in the direction of Messrs Coutts , Stark and Coleman and say , ‘ You 'll have to talk to them ! ’ |
| 4 | The little scene concluded , she walked aft , looking inward through the windows , searching for someone , who in fact turned out to be me . |
| 5 | Yet it was undeniable that the Conservative political pressure to extend rural electrification had led to a diversion of scarce capital resources into investments which were known to be unremunerative and in fact turned out to be so . |
| 6 | While Mulroney appeared to represent the former when he was elected , he has in fact turned out to be of the latter kind , and that exposed position may also have contributed to his loss of support . |
| 7 | I wondered as we strolled across the lawn whether he might not in fact turn out to be the last King of Tonga , the final member of a brief and moderately distinguished dynasty . |
| 8 | But , ironically , there is evidence that these ‘ efficient ’ methods may in fact turn out to be less reliable than their less efficient counterparts . |
| 9 | Cable & Wireless , whose Mercury subsidiary yesterday heralded a phone war with the introduction of a new service for London , dipped 3p to 848p over fears that the new project might in fact turn out to be a drain on profits . |