Example sentences of "and [verb] become [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , you 're just a pathetic monomaniac who 's lived too long and has become obsessed with the idea of making the entire planet suffer for an ancient wrong that was perpetrated by a mindless minority ! ’ |
| 2 | Today the contest is held within strict bounds and has become one of the most exotic spectacles in the Imperial calendar . |
| 3 | At the personal computer level , Epson has specialised in the economy printer market and has become one of the market leaders . |
| 4 | Friends point out she is mature for her age and has become accustomed to the cameras , as her relaxed style showed when she joined her father at the polling booth on election day . |
| 5 | Like other nuns in the community , Sister Teresa taught literacy to the peasants and had become involved in the peasant marches of the early 1980s organized to protest against poverty and violence in the region . |
| 6 | She had drilled herself to super-efficiency and had become one of the very highly paid temps the advertisements talk about , because there seemed little point in such jobs unless they were extravagantly rewarded . |
| 7 | Over the past four years the concerts have raised more than £1,300 and have become one of the highlights of the village year . |
| 8 | The ties have always been close and have become stronger during the long years of friendship and co-operation . |
| 9 | These little scenes establish the character of Montpellier market in our memories , although by now we have spent many mornings in different southern markets and have become accustomed to the beauty and profusion of the produce for sale and to the heavy smell of fresh ripe fruit which everywhere hangs thick in the air at this time of year . |