Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] prove to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But Jamie or Gary should prove to be suitable donors . |
| 2 | ‘ The 5-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday could prove to be a watershed , just like our 9-0 defeat a few seasons ago . ’ |
| 3 | Weary with the struggle to be understood , and fearful , like Solzhenitsyn after him , that to collect his prize in Stockholm might prove to be a one-way journey , Pasternak declined his honour , writing to Khrushchev that , for him , exile would mean death . |
| 4 | Indeed , HDTV may prove to be a powerful ally for multimedia . |
| 5 | The League of Nations was fatally damaged as a result of the lack of effect of their imposing sanctions on Italy in that period of 1935 to 1936 , and both Britain and France became concerned , particularly as they had thought , until then , that Italy would prove to be their ally against Germany . |
| 6 | The die-hards will frown but Burton will prove to be a man in a million . |
| 7 | THE England ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand could prove to be a mixed blessing thanks to an insufficiently competitive provincial itinerary leading up to the two ‘ tests ’ against a New Zealand XV at the end of the tour . |
| 8 | Those problems aside , Acousticubes might prove to be good , quality nerve-centres for a touring , pro musician 's setup . |
| 9 | Bruce Springsteen will return to smaller venues , having realised that the Born In The USA tour was a big mistake , and Madonna will prove to be as durable as Bette Davis . |
| 10 | John Smith may prove to be the man to give Labour its best chance in a 1996 general election ( although it can not be good to have had him all but enthroned as leader before the leadership contest was even underway ) . |
| 11 | At the end of the day , debates over whether we are taking Ecstasy or Ketamine may prove to be missing the point . |
| 12 | Williams added : ‘ I am confident Damon will prove to be an ideal partner to Alain . |