Example sentences of "[vb -s] proved so [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wind notwithstanding , Charles decided to go ahead and experiment , initially on an eighty-acre block of land at Highgrove ; this has proved so successful that , by the end of 1991 , all the arable land on the farm will be up to organic farming standards . |
| 2 | A pilot project to bring countryside recreation information into the town centre has proved so successful that it is set to become a permanent feature in Northampton . |
| 3 | ‘ Possibly because the new ventilation system I 've recently supervised being installed in a factory in one of the Arab Emirates has proved so successful that I have orders for two more , or possibly because I 've just spent four weeks at full stretch in a very hot country with very little relaxation and deserve a holiday — but more probably because I own a majority stockholding in the company I bought cheap and built up to its present eminence , which gives me the position of chairman and managing director and full autonomy in deciding what I do , where I do it and with whom . ’ |
| 4 | A SCHEME to conserve hundreds of ancient churchyards in villages in the York Diocese has proved so successful that it is now being extended . |
| 5 | Its short opera season has proved so popular that most of the tickets are now taken up by sponsors — including Glassdrumman on behalf of its guests . |
| 6 | Stars n Bars has proved so popular that the series will run-on into 1993 , but on a bi-monthly basis , starting in the February 1993 FlyPast . |
| 7 | This has proved so popular that arrangements have been made for this to be included in the admission price to the Centre . |
| 8 | A sheltered housing project in Thornaby has proved so popular that only a few flats are left . |
| 9 | Cheltenham 's owners club has proved so popular and so successful thanks to Fuzzy Logic that a second horse is being bought and put into training with the David Nicholson stables … |