Example sentences of "might prove [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might prove to be useful but would have to be handled carefully . |
| 2 | Those problems aside , Acousticubes might prove to be good , quality nerve-centres for a touring , pro musician 's setup . |
| 3 | The main reason for the backwards trace is that decisions about the optimal labelling on the forward pass might prove to be local maxima . |
| 4 | To misjudge the time in which one lived might prove to be disastrous ’ ( Nolan 1976:74 ) . |
| 5 | Difficult as it is to summarize so majestic a body of work as that produced by Hailey in the days when he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office 's oracle on Africa , it seems fair to say that the main impression to be derived from it is of his anxiety to avoid committing the British government to any course of action which might prove to be irreversible . |
| 6 | He hoped — just hoped — it might prove to be conclusive . |