Example sentences of "[noun] to prove [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | London was the place to prove himself as a choreographer , and he spent almost exactly the next third of his life there , fifteen years , doing that and much more besides . |
| 2 | But it is still important for amateurs to prove themselves before turning pro , claims former Irish Amateur Champion McGinley . |
| 3 | Another distinct group among the long-term unemployed are the very young , many of whom have never had a chance to prove themselves in a job . |
| 4 | At the same time , UK paperbackers are contractually bound not to issue their paperbacks into the UK before the hardback editions of the same titles have had a chance to prove themselves in the bookshops . |
| 5 | But Lisa 's mother points out that it 's unusual for people with Downs Syndrome to be given a chance to prove themselves in the first place : |
| 6 | SOME people are saying tonight is Ian Wright 's last chance to prove himself as an England striker . |
| 7 | With Goodman 's hamstring injury certain to keep him out of the weekend 's home clash with Brentford , Colquhoun looks set to be handed another chance to prove himself to the fans . |
| 8 | Mr John Patten , who has suffered frustration for so long before reaching the Cabinet , now has the chance to prove himself in a formidably difficult role . |
| 9 | It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride . |
| 10 | And she went into it out of real idealism , not just as an ego trip to prove oneself to one 's dead father — ’ |
| 11 | In order to prove himself as an aggro leader , a fan has not only to prove his ability to lead charges but also the fact that he really means what he is doing . |
| 12 | No academic libraries since the time of the Travelling Workshops Experiment have successfully applied the strategy and it is most unlikely that illuminative evaluation ‘ in toto ’ will ever get the opportunity to prove itself in academic user education , largely because of the lack of time to pursue it in full . |