Example sentences of "which proved [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this time he acquired his sensitivity of touch which proved to be invaluable later in his career . |
| 2 | The diagnosis was complicated as four days earlier a 14 year old boy from the same school had collapsed and died after a short illness of severe diarrhoea , which proved to be due to a fatal Salmonella enteritidis infection . |
| 3 | Everyday conversation is actually highly innovative — as can be seen from the neologisms which proved to be such a major part of the lexicon of the tape recordings . |
| 4 | Car and Universal Finance v. Caldwell ( 1965 C.A. ) was another case where a rogue bought a car and by fraud induced the seller to accept a cheque which proved to be worthless . |
| 5 | The ECSC rules required a qualified majority in the Council for such a declaration , something which proved to be impossible . |
| 6 | Many LDCs gained political independence in the 1960s and 1970s , sometimes at the end of a war which proved to be destructive in human and material terms , e.g. Algeria , Angola and Zimbabwe . |
| 7 | Renault offers a 1.9-litre diesel for its roomy 21 , and I was particularly impressed by the 2-litre non-turbo diesel in the well-made Toyota Carina , which proved to be one of the best medium-sized diesels I have tried . |
| 8 | Smiling , the Archimandrite invited them to his cell , which proved to be one of the tiny dwellings built hard against the outer wall of the church . |
| 9 | But here again an obstacle presented itself which proved to be insuperable for both Polybius and Posidonius , though possibly for different reasons . |
| 10 | Words which proved to be unreliable as stimuli for eliciting particular consonants were excluded , as were children who failed to respond to 15 per cent or more of the items . |
| 11 | We ordered the Steak Fajitas which proved to be excellent . |
| 12 | Alexander had certainly done one thing for the Jews which proved to be irreversible . |
| 13 | I think it ought to be a regular feature , a regular feature for everywhere regardless , because it was felt that er during the the May play which proved to be wrong |
| 14 | The Morris as a tractor was unsatisfactory , and was replaced by a Roberts platform truck or trolley , which proved to be underpowered , but ideally manoeuvrable . |
| 15 | This was followed by the Harpers & Queen Grand Prix which proved to be another success for Markus Tecklenborg this time riding Franklin . |