Example sentences of "and became [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1891 came the publication of African Aphorisms , or Saws from Swahililand , an annotated collection of some 600 proverbs ; the work ( reissued in 1924 ) provided an outlet for his immense erudition , and became recognized as a classic in the domain of Swahili studies . |
| 2 | Thomas of Sandwich subsequently became mayor of Bordeaux in 1289 , and became embroiled in a dispute with the burgesses which led to an appeal to the Parlement of Paris ; his place as seneschal of Ponthieu was taken by Richard de Pevensey . |
| 3 | During the afternoon of 10th. a number of Bf109s from 7/JG 26 appeared and became engaged in a dogfight with intercepting Hurricanes . |
| 4 | He began at left-back , but it was on the right that he really excelled and became recognised as a quality player by friend and foe alike . |
| 5 | It was eventually terraced and became known as a sort of Methodist ‘ cathedral ’ . |
| 6 | This idea developed in the Church and became linked with a theology which is known as ‘ penal substitution ’ , the idea that Christ paid the penalty for you and me . |