Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [adv] to reveal " in BNC.
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| 1 | A cupboard in the cell was moved aside to reveal the rope and the trap only a few feet away beyond an open door . |
| 2 | The bulky leaves of ribwort planting were pulled apart to reveal the green leaf stalks . |
| 3 | Her romantic self-projection is pared away to reveal a character at once complacent , grasping , disingenuous and manipulative … . |
| 4 | The adult response of reason is swept away to reveal the small child cowering under parental wrath . |
| 5 | The ‘ physiological ’ aspects of the work ( which functions both by analogy and by connotation ) can be seen particularly in number 11 of the series where the paint area in the centre of the throat is scraped away to reveal a box-shaped cavity marked with iridescent crimson . |
| 6 | The material was pushed aside to reveal the red marks caused by the grip of his fingers . |