Example sentences of "[pers pn] proved to be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She proved to be the Glisseuse , a rather shabby forty foot motor cruiser , difficult to see on Venturous ' radar , so that much of the time she had to be kept at visual distance , especially as she approached the busy traffic lanes of the Thames . |
| 2 | It proved to be the last London double-decker bus with the passenger 's entrance at the rear . |
| 3 | The specification called for a fast vehicle with a low silhouette and when it was built , it proved to be the fastest tank in the British Army . |
| 4 | The first modern systematic inquiry into the Institution 's general educational policy was undertaken by the Healing Committee in 1939 , and while it proved to be the forerunner of the Watson ( 1950 ) , Wells ( 1960 ) , Eve ( 1967 ) and Brett-Jones ( 1978 ) reports , it reflected the attitude of the period by confining its recommendations to relatively detailed matters of the examination system and syllabuses . |
| 5 | On closer inspection , it proved to be the photograph of a young girl of seven or eight years . |
| 6 | Surviving until 1932 , it proved to be the last newspaper published inside the country by that organisation . |
| 7 | It proved to be the right approach . |
| 8 | Of these , only the first was part of PNP and it proved to be the most problematic , partly for administrative reasons and partly because of the delicacy of the issues of culture and status which it raised . |
| 9 | It proved to be the start of a remarkable partnership . |
| 10 | This time it proved to be the tunnel 's end , and as he drew nearer he saw the shadowy outline of a ladder etched against the concrete . |
| 11 | They set off from Alexandra Palace for WWF 's fourth annual London to Cambridge Bike Ride — and it proved to be the most successful yet . |
| 12 | In the event it proved to be the wrong decision . |
| 13 | In only his fifth start of the campaign on Saturday , he bagged his fifth goal — and it proved to be the match-winner . |
| 14 | He proved to be the most effective Prime Minister since Macmillan 's first phase . |
| 15 | He proved to be the answer to my long-standing wish that someone would come along who could show in pictures the scenes where I had found beauty and interest and wanted others to see . |
| 16 | Yet he proved to be the right man in the right place at the right time . |