Example sentences of "shown [pron] to be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although unsuccessful in his 1990 Senate and 1991 gubernatorial campaigns , Duke had shown himself to be a skilled politician capable of mobilizing considerable support amongst the white working class . |
| 2 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has always shown himself to be a listening Minister . |
| 3 | This advocate of the ‘ intelligent education of the hand and eye ’ had after all shown himself to be a resourceful manufacturer . |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Bradburn has shown himself to be a fine teacher and a popular colleague . ’ |
| 5 | It also has certain opportunities , for example the University has already shown itself to be a leading research centre . |
| 6 | Miss Dors , who has since shown herself to be a capable character actress , remembers her bubble-bathing days as a cushion for male dreams with amused tolerance : |