Example sentences of "out [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , however , turns out to be a polite fiction . |
| 2 | She had given her kisses to a clown , he wrote , and was much gratified when MacBride turned out to be a drunken bully . |
| 3 | Matthew : Matthew makes Judas out to be a greedy man who asked for money . |
| 4 | It comes from an American baseball player named Thompson , purchased at colossal expense by a Japanese team , who , when he arrived , turned out to be a complete dud , incapable even of hitting the ball . |
| 5 | ‘ This is turning out to be a complete disaster for Darlington . |
| 6 | After lengthy farewells Rachel followed David across the grounds to the Rosemount wing , which turned out to be a new building that had only recently been opened . |
| 7 | Expecting something to be bad can turn out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy and thinking positively about labour may reduce the amount of pain relief needed . |
| 8 | An old tea pot with a cracked lid turned out to be a present Granny had received on her wedding day and so , of course , it had to be kept . |
| 9 | The man he described as ‘ the top Russian espionage agent in the United States — Alger Hiss 's boss ’ turned out to be a blameless university professor and China expert , Owen Lattimore , but it did not matter . |
| 10 | ‘ We are dealing with the assumed possession by the officers of government of what turned out to be a void authority . |
| 11 | He had turned out to be a lame duck and limped out of her life . |
| 12 | They were waiting for them inside the restaurant , which turned out to be a smallish place that somehow managed to achieve an atmosphere of casualness and intimacy at the same time . |
| 13 | This turned out to be a straightforward problem to address by classical neurophysiological methods , and from then on the research strategy involved a series of reductive steps . |
| 14 | That was the case in which the owner , Mr. Dobson , sold his gold watch and diamond ring in return for a building society cheque which turned out to be a stolen cheque and worthless . |
| 15 | In Cambridgeshire , Sir Miles Sandys , an adventurer whose capital had been sorely overstretched by the drainage projects , wrote to his son that if ‘ order not be taken , it will turn out to be a general rebellion in all the Fen towns ’ . ’ |
| 16 | It turned out to be a cheap pair of spectacles with one red lens and one blue lens . |
| 17 | I called Koons at his home in Munich during what turned out to be a temporary separation . |
| 18 | A questionnaire on smoking in the Library is under preparation by a working group of the Health and Safety Committee — and they will shortly be seeking the views of staff on what could turn out to be a contentious issue . |
| 19 | From his first sip of welfare orange juice , he was cut out to be a professional Glaswegian . |
| 20 | The proof of the pudding was in the eating : the modus vivendi turned out to be a great disappointment . |
| 21 | And the Democrats among them also know that if they went on record against a war that turned out to be a great victory , President Bush would be even harder to beat in 1992 . |
| 22 | The year of 1980 turned out to be a great one for British sprinting . |
| 23 | The ancient town of Montreuil with its twisting cobbled streets and lovely old buildings is full of character and turned out to be a great favourite of ours . |
| 24 | But , as we drew closer , it turned out to be a great crested grebe . |
| 25 | But no joy for him … the race turned out to be a great duel between Staurt Meade and the eventual winner Chris Stoney who was rather pleased at his success . |
| 26 | It turned out to be a great game and he was a great referee . ’ |
| 27 | By the time The Memory Palace reaches the UK at the end of the year , it could turn out to be a real blast . |
| 28 | So let's hope Shirley Bassey turned out to be a Real Big Spender and put the Goldfinger on him to the tune of a few bob . |
| 29 | I mean , Ted Morgan turned out to be a real find , did n't he ? |
| 30 | If you can find good quality second-hand things in good condition as I did , it works out to be a real saving . ’ |