Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] to be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his Dictionary ( 1697 ) , Bayle points out that although the ‘ new philosophers ’ do not set out to be sceptics , they go even further in extending sceptical arguments to the conclusion that smells , colours , and tastes , ‘ are perceptions of our soul and that they do not exist at all in the objects of our senses ’ . |
| 2 | We also need people who will go on to be managers , teachers , journalists , publishers — competent persons with general practical ability , certainly , but with more than this . |
| 3 | Poland 's gain may turn out to be India 's loss . |
| 4 | So my job did turn out to be work after all . |
| 5 | My film adaptation of Anthony Delano 's richly comic book slip-Up ’ How Fleet Street caught Ronnie Biggs and Scotland Yard lost him ’ cost the not unastronomical sum of £600,000 to make , so should it turn out to be money down the drain the BBC will have to face some embarrassing questions about why it embarked on it in the first place if it thought the story might be defamatory . |
| 6 | Maybe one day , she was thinking , her head and her hormones might agree over something ; and on that day the sun would rise and shine all morning , and fish would leap in the river , and all of her bills would turn out to be rebates . |
| 7 | It goes without saying that the TD must hold regular surgeries , or in the euphemistic Irish expression " hear confessions " which will of course turn out to be requests for assistance . |
| 8 | Air transport was ruled out because of the danger of crashes on land , which in this case , because of the route , might turn out to be US soil in Alaska . |
| 9 | The 1991 season may turn out to be Jon Solly 's last serious crack at the 10,000m , but he is confident that he can get as far as Tokyo for the World Championships . |
| 10 | Worse still , on the day , how could I be sure , with so many actors around , that the bridesmaids would n't turn out to be actors in drag ? |
| 11 | You never know , they could turn out to be Madonna of tomorrow or the heart throb destined to slip into Kevin Costner 's shoes in years to come . |
| 12 | Thus what at first appeared to be evidence in favour of one hypothesis might turn out to be evidence against it . |
| 13 | ‘ If the blood does turn out to be Nicola 's , it does look stupid of him , does n't it — to leave the murder weapon in his desk ? |
| 14 | Past experience suggests that one or two of them will come to rest in the belly of a fox , and of those that survive several , I fear , will turn out to be cockerels . |
| 15 | Of course , outside Japan , elsewhere in the world , there may also turn out to be losers on a wider scale , those trapped and organizationally outflanked in modernist organization forms as the leading edge turns ever more postmodern . |
| 16 | Mitigating the causes of the crisis has to continue , of course , but the dominant issue may turn out to be crisis management within the triple-P of problems caused by poverty , pollution and population . |
| 17 | A few may turn out to be heroes as well , but a few is all you need ; for the rest , what matters is biting down and holding on . |
| 18 | This may , however , turn out to be hokum and Saturday 's Stradey celebration probably provided an imperfect guide to the two clubs ' chances , other than to reveal that here at least there is no chance of capitulation . |
| 19 | The events may also turn out to be Fergie 's biggest folly financially . |
| 20 | Dig out your binoculars for lowland walks which can turn out to be wildlife treats because at this time of year the estuaries and low-lying areas around our coast are teeming with birdlife . |