Example sentences of "[verb] become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A more sophisticated girl would have realised that her enthusiasm was being ruthlessly exploited as the tasks she was given became broader and more demanding , but Constance happily did everything she was told . |
| 2 | Carrie and Fred worked hard all day , aided by the vociferous Bessie Chandler , whose tales about the trials and tribulations of her friends in the buildings where she lived became painful ongoing sagas . |
| 3 | Other cells especially sensitive to light became vestigial eyes , and those susceptible to vibrations became hearing organs , and so on . |
| 4 | The time they shared became special now , where before they had been free and easy . |
| 5 | In the context of ancient sites , it involves becoming aware of the special nature of the place and taking some action , however small , in recognition of this . |
| 6 | Needless to say , I found his political philosophy disagreeable and unacceptable , but as my mission was to reach agreement I avoided becoming involved in basic considerations or in any way assessing the value of white rule as against black . |
| 7 | Many who belonged to the GLC traditions could see no reason to trust any institution of the local state , or to risk becoming dependent on it ; they argued that independent self-organization was the only way to effect changes in our lives . |
| 8 | In their longitudinal study , they were surprised how many of the women who had been considered to have a supportive marital relationship when first interviewed became depressed after a later crisis . |
| 9 | The horizons within which most people 's lives were confined became narrower ; the far-flung contacts which had linked distant provinces became attenuated , local clerical and military élites came to form cohesive , small-scale groupings with local or regional interests and loyalties , sometimes intense local pride . |
| 10 | Such entertainments by Indians at stations which not so long earlier they had attacked became commonplace . |
| 11 | More important , as armies became more highly organized , more permanent and more self-conscious , the temptation to use them as moulds in which civilian societies might be recast became stronger , at least in the relatively poor and backward States of Eastern and Northern Europe . |
| 12 | Fish knives and forks were invented when electroplating became common in the last century , before the manufacture of stainless steel . |
| 13 | From then on , Antony starts becoming sarcastic , and the crowd gradually catch on . |
| 14 | Many friendships have soured because the friend or neighbour has lost patience with the protracted repayment and starts becoming difficult to deal with . |
| 15 | No matter what the super-powers plan , Europe can now consider becoming nuclear-free . |
| 16 | It was clear then , and has become clearer since , that the risk of a borrower defaulting is just one — albeit the most important — of many threats to a bank 's solvency . |
| 17 | It has become clearer to people what they are there for , and the importance of research and students . |
| 18 | First the managers will be encouraged to tackle an issue that has become problematical in a bureau by asking open questions of themselves and the bureau staff . |
| 19 | Not until after the middle of the seventeenth century do we once more find a government clerk making use of verse as an outlet after he has become psychotic , and then , as he writes from the asylum , he has nothing to lose by revealing himself . |
| 20 | Is the Secretary of State for the Environment mistaken in pointing out that the Government 's position on RECHAR has become untenable ? |
| 21 | As a consequence land has become unproductive as unpalatable weeds have replaced nutritious fodder . |
| 22 | 5.5 Title to the goods comprised in each consignment shall not pass to the Purchaser until the Purchaser has paid their price to the Seller , but , even though title has not passed , the Seller shall be entitled to sue for their price once its payment has become due . |
| 23 | It is largely because the bran is stripped from white flour that our Western diet has become low in natural fibre content . |
| 24 | A fierce solidarity was forged of a kind that has become archaic in the west . |
| 25 | Very recent history suggests the world has become much more like that again , with investment in each country breaking free from the constraint of domestic savings . |
| 26 | This transformation , so obvious in modern society , is the result of the fact that technique has become autonomous . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Plus , the form has become exhausted . |
| 28 | Sometimes competitors in the show ring find that their normally sensible horse has become anxious and irrational ; the reason often being because a horse nearby is a flashy appaloosa or tobiano ! |
| 29 | The word itself means ‘ blown out ’ , ‘ cool ’ , meaning that the fires of desire , hatred and illusion have been extinguished , the heat of desire has become cool . |
| 30 | ‘ Ethel , ’ continued Miss Hardbroom , ‘ just because you happen to be an excellent scholar and one of the most helpful members of my class , I do not expect you to lie your way out of a situation when it has become awkward . |