Example sentences of "[pron] become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them became good Americans . |
| 2 | Through the 1920s , a clear gap opened up between Barth and Brunner on the one hand , and Bultmann and Gogarten on the other , though it was only to be later that the full significance of the divergence between them became apparent . |
| 3 | The reason for Dizzy 's locking of the door behind them became apparent within a minute , when Alina heard a hesitant tap on the other side followed by a young woman 's voice calling Dizzy 's name . |
| 4 | Surprisingly , the Heisenberg programme , designed to keep the best researchers within the university system until jobs for them became vacant , has not received enough applicants . |
| 5 | Over the weeks , one of them became morose . |
| 6 | Hence not only were there more old people , but more of them became unable to support themselves at earlier ages . |
| 7 | Comparisons between them became commonplace , but unlike Brando , this other rebel was not so aggressive either on screen or off it . |
| 8 | Charlie , now a light middleweight , could n't wait to get in the ring while Tommy somehow managed to keep himself out of the firing line , although both of them became aware of Captain Trentham 's menacing presence as his swagger stick continually struck the side of his leg . |
| 9 | My injuries were my first concern but , as the full extent of them became clear , golf came back into my mind , ’ said the 52-year-old professional . |
| 10 | " The sad thing is so many of them thought every white person is a Christian and of course they 're not , and a lot of them became disillusioned and wide open to communism , " said Eva . |
| 11 | The fire died down and the embers became grey ashes , the forest around them became full of noises as the creatures of the night resumed possession of it , but Marian , Allen and Hugh slept on until well after dawn . |
| 12 | But I suppose that it could happen if one of them became faulty . |
| 13 | It was not until the 1880s that intercolonial connections were made , and the stations which connected them became important not only as points of break of gauge , and therefore of journey for passengers , but also as customs centres . |
| 14 | Some Territorials who were standing near me became pensive . |
| 15 | But my father 's conversation with me became strained . |
| 16 | She had occasional epileptic fits after the first , and they so frightened Rose and her family that everyone became over-protective of her . |
| 17 | Everyone became wiser ? |
| 18 | Oh , we all knew it was him with his stout legs and big arse , but everyone became involved in the pantomime . |
| 19 | The theatre was crowded and noisy , but when Sybil Vane appeared , everyone became silent . |
| 20 | They had six sons , one of whom died young and four of whom became Anglican clergymen , and seven daughters . |
| 21 | It stops them becoming bored . |
| 22 | While you have too much of a good thing , there never seem to be to many cables on a warm sweater but to prevent them becoming overwhelming , they are sometimes improved by crossing each strip over alternatively . |
| 23 | Due to unforeseen problems , they became so heavily involved in the project that both found it necessary to develop new skills which led to them becoming competent programmers in their own right . |
| 24 | In the same series of correspondence , General Smith wrote to General Ritchie suggesting that if he had an operation in mind he should consider using the Free French troop as there was a danger of them becoming stale after their period of intensive training . |
| 25 | But some hospitals and some wards of other hospitals have failed to cope with the demands of too many chronic patients , and lack adequate staff , money and enthusiasm to prevent them becoming mere dumping grounds , especially of the psycho-geriatric cases . |
| 26 | Undergraduates of moderate ability do not much like being asked to choose between differing judgements on the same text ; I can imagine them becoming confused and resentful if they were asked to choose between different critical approaches and all their attendant ideological baggage . |
| 27 | Erm , I think it 's probably inevitable but most of the Republics will become independent , but I think the idea of them becoming independent in their present borders is very worrying indeed cos that , most of the borders are grossly irrational and becoming independent with those borders ethnic conflicts built into it , erm , and I think unless there 's some sort of er negotiations about what border these countries will have before they become inde independent , we could see quite a lot of bloodshed . |
| 28 | Poodles have become immensely popular , but whatever size , they require more attention than most other breeds to prevent them becoming matted , tangled and smelly , which can lead to skin infections , fleas and ear problems . |
| 29 | A large brood is spawned , and it is recommended some of the developing fry be removed from the parents within the first two weeks of them becoming free-swimming , so as to achieve a high survival rate . |
| 30 | Towards the end of the month cut santonlinas back hard to prevent them becoming straggly . |