Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] be [art] very [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The two other sisters , Miranda and Janet , go radically different ways ; Janet becomes a Tory , while Miranda grows up to be a very conscious feminist . |
2 | After putting in all those runners the actual bold swing across turns out to be a very small step for mankind . |
3 | Stepan Verkhovensky 's naked transcendental ‘ They wo n't let you ’ turns out to be a very suitable preface to a logical joke about time and identity . |
4 | Then he quite literally bumps into someone who turns out to be a very good friend indeed . |
5 | He should turn out to be a very useful right/full back . |
6 | It was not their only misinterpretation or a highly complex personality , but it was to turn out to be a very serious one as events were shortly to prove . |
7 | Here , a British chain store reproduced my original designs in what turned out to be a very successful venture . |
8 | Although it was very cold and wet , in collaboration with the groups in the parish it turned out to be a very successful evening . |
9 | Sarat has turned out to be a very conventional young man . |
10 | That 's right , it may sound a very boring topic but in fact it 's turned out to be a very interesting piece of historical research which I 'm still working on . |
11 | Piers had set up the garden table and two benches , and they had what turned out to be a very edible meal under the fading sun , with a magnificent view overlooking the still blue sea , with all the night noises playing a symphony around them . |
12 | Quite glad to abandon what was turning out to be a very wet hunt , she walked with the little girl back to the hotel . |
13 | However , it turned out to be a very relaxed meeting , so much so that when the private session was over and the press were invited in to take photographs , the Prince said to the Pope , ‘ Let me introduce you to my press corps . ’ |
14 | But it turned out to be a very different experience . |
15 | It may be that ‘ no action ’ would turn out to be a very wise option based on the experiences of miniaturisation over the last 30 years or so . |
16 | This turned out to be a very wise precaution . ’ |
17 | It turned out to be a very arty , dimly-lit place , and I was harried constantly by the manager , who wanted me out before he opened up , but somehow I managed to get the job done , and I was quite pleased with it too ’ . |
18 | For example that of Joe and Biddy which turns out to be a very happy , contented marriage reflecting around home life and this marriage depriving Pip of the chance to propose to Biddy though I think that she would have refused on the grounds that he was still in love with Estella . |