Example sentences of "prove [pn reflx] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was proving himself to be not only an accurate witness to the times , but a respected one , too . |
| 2 | The Prince Napoleon-Jerome had from the inauguration of the Empire been a constant , and public , critic of his cousin 's policies , proving himself to be at best an embarrassment , at worst a threat to the regime . |
| 3 | ‘ I go by there most days , ’ said the farmer , proving himself to be the sort of chap who does not mess about but gets straight to the point . |
| 4 | But as he adapts to his new environment , Freddie 's proving himself to be a survivor capable of keeping everyone on the hop . |
| 5 | Farr-Jones has not only proven himself to be the world 's leading scrum-half , but his captaincy over the past four years has grown in maturity and stature with each test and tour match . |
| 6 | Britain was proving itself to be better than the ungovernable ‘ banana republic ’ of hostile critics in 1975–6 , but still an ailing ex-imperial giant lacking focus and perhaps even faith . |
| 7 | As will gradually become evident , the AEC has proven itself to be an unambiguous success . |
| 8 | It is therefore difficult for him to appreciate the general view of the Service , that , on his return … he must re-establish his professional standing , even though a few years earlier the Service had sent him to University because he had proved himself to be a good , practical policeman . |
| 9 | At the wicket he is a Roman general , unquestioning of his own ability to defeat the barbarians ; yet because the pride and haughtiness are justified by having repeatedly proved himself to be the best , one can not resent them , especially since he usually leaves them on the field of combat . |
| 10 | MODEL David Wood has proved himself to be the brave face of '93 by winning a top modelling event — just after a successful fight against cancer . |
| 11 | And yet , a few years after Gromyko 's death , Marshka had proved himself to be an even greater survivor . |
| 12 | In practice this meant a marked toleration of a variety of extremist ideas provided that the individual had proved himself to be ‘ Jew wise , . |
| 13 | Fortunately Annellie Clyde was an inspired teacher and Artemis , besides being a very talented rider was also an extremely quick learner , so much so that the principles of riding side-saddle were learned by the end of day two , although without the help of Artemis 's new horse , Hullabaloo , who had proved himself to be somewhat too fidgety and edgy to be included in the preliminary tuition . |
| 14 | And one thing Fen had proved himself to be was very human . |
| 15 | And as a result of that David Phillips who as I was saying in the first half has proved himself to be a very valuable all-rounder already to Forest has slotted back in at centre back again and that Garry Crosby has come on as substitute and taken up his usual position and Phillips ' first half position on the right wing . |
| 16 | During this eleventh-hour telephonic summit , Murphy Senior had proved himself to be a tower of strength and a fortress of moral rectitude . |
| 17 | She watched him in reluctant fascination as he put to her , ‘ When it comes to being irresponsible , your brother , I 'm afraid , has already proved himself to be in the top league . ’ |
| 18 | Instead , he had proved himself to be capable of great human emotion . |
| 19 | ‘ Bobby has proved himself to be something of a medical miracle already by his resilience to the treatment . ’ |
| 20 | The tremolo is an Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge system from the Floyd Rose school and , as licensed Floyds go , the Edge system has proved itself to be one of the best . |
| 21 | Matallana , who emphasized that he was not a communist and had no regrets for his past anti-guerrilla role , stated that the M-19 had proved itself to be politically honest and now shared his belief that Colombia could only achieve change via the polls . |
| 22 | Carrickfergus has already proved itself to be a popular commuter town with a population of over 32,500 . |
| 23 | YORK City Council has proved itself to be one of the region 's most innovative local authorities . |
| 24 | With this second novel , Amy Tan has again proved herself to be a first class writer , one who can write books which not only have enormous popular appeal , but also teach us something new about the human condition . |
| 25 | Mrs Tholen , who went on to specialise in theatre work , has proved herself to be the gardener of the family despite her husband 's success with carnations carefully nurturing the acre of gardens in which their four-bedroomed detached home is set . |
| 26 | bakery student , Pound Lane has proved herself to be an outstanding baker . |
| 27 | They have proved themselves to be hardy and disease resistant in a wide range of environments and are efficient food converters but perhaps not as thrifty as less productive breeds . |
| 28 | Over the past few weeks , the heirs to Lord Denning 's mantle have proved themselves to be determined defenders of the people and upholders of justice . |
| 29 | I think that American trustees have proved themselves to be very powerful in the 1980s ; the British system is to leave power very significantly with the director and the curators . |
| 30 | The Friends had proved themselves to be ingenious and enterprising in their adaptation of the building and in procuring items needed in the refurbishing for little , or no , cost . |