Example sentences of "[coord] become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The petition must state : ( i ) the amount of the debt ( in sterling , converted from any foreign currency at the official exchange rate at the date of issue of the petition , by analogy with r 6.111 ) , the consideration for it ( or , if there is no consideration , the way in which it arises ) and the fact that it is owed to the petitioner ; ( ii ) when the debt was incurred or became due ; ( iii ) if the debt includes interest or any other charge accruing from time to time , the amount or rate of the charge ( separately identified ) and the grounds upon which it is claimed to form part of the debt provided that , in the case of a petition based upon a statutory demand , only the interest claimed in the demand is included ; ( iv ) that the debt is unsecured , and either that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable immediately and the debtor appears to be unable to pay it , or that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable at some certain future specified time and the debtor appears to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay it . |
| 2 | The slave masters ran around , punishing anyone who slowed down or became disobedient . |
| 3 | Gastric ulcers and mental illnesses were healed ( or became asymptomatic ) but everyone suffered from an unceasing discomfort that polluted sleep and was nameless . ’ |
| 4 | As the seams of coal and iron were exhausted , or became unprofitable to work , mining and smelting diminished . |
| 5 | The net result with HM was that staff spent a lot of time asking and cajoling him , but he did not respond or became disturbed , and staff eventually did much of the activity themselves . |
| 6 | Large numbers were forced into tenancy or became agricultural labourers . |
| 7 | The industry used local resources ; charcoal and other articles were made from wood ; iron and silver ores were processed and fashioned ; and flax , hemp and wool were spun and woven into clothing , the Italian Chimney sweeps came to symbolize the migration at its most miserable , but other persons repaired watches or became itinerant vendors of fabric , haberdashery , and other items . |
| 8 | These families may be described as a traditional élite ; in the twentieth century they either found new sources of wealth and influence or became local notables . |
| 9 | Parts of the labour movement , however , remained or became hostile to the war . |
| 10 | But erm , the , so although he , he , the point I 'm making is although it was who says he mentioned symbolism , or became aware of it , it 's er , it does n't conflict with the point th that , that we were making earlier , that the only person who can interpret their dreams is the dreamer ultimately . |
| 11 | One fifth of Logan 's ( Un ) votes at Stage Xl went away from UUUC to UPNI or became non-transferable . |
| 12 | Torture was used as a matter of course and some suspects died or became insane as a result of the methods employed . |
| 13 | Also , they note the more marked occupational stability of manual workers in West Germany as a result of the greater prestige of industrial employment , in contrast to France where the employees ' aim on achieving promotion or becoming successful is typically to leave the ranks of the working class and become office workers or independent craftsmen . |
| 14 | However , from the preceding sections it should be clear that habitats that are rapidly diminishing or becoming unsuitable for birds are particularly those associated with wetland , heathland , and on coastal and downland sites . |
| 15 | For instance , if the spouse does not speak much , if any , English , limitations on finding work or becoming involved in the local community are bound to arise . |
| 16 | Nationality , for Nicholas , meant being or becoming Russian . |
| 17 | If turned , two or three times , the heap will decompose without getting too hot or becoming mildewed . |
| 18 | They were given the choice of becoming part of the maintained system or becoming independent ; most chose the latter . |
| 19 | The question that must be answered is : will the exercise of curriculum review be a hollow one , resulting in schools simply justifying what they currently do , or becoming frustrated by their inability to follow through the consequences of their thinking ? |
| 20 | cost of training interviewers ; supervisors are needed to give assistance to interviewers and check against possible interviewer dishonesty ; travelling and subsistence must be paid even when the respondent proves to be unavailable or uncooperative interviewers may leave or become stale |
| 21 | The ingredients of some pesticides have been found not to be injurious to fish , but when an otter consumes a large amount of fish which have absorbed those chemicals , then the otter can become affected and may die or become sterile . |
| 22 | This can be useful in unnerving the attacker and in avoiding the common tendency to freeze or become immobile in the face of attack . |
| 23 | When a patient is detained under the MHA 1983 , but the physical disorder is not caused by or is not itself the cause of a mental disorder , a restrictive interpretation of this proposal could lead to the ridiculous scenario of doctors having to wait for such a patient to deteriorate or become unconscious before medical treatment could be initiated under the protection of common law duty of care and the doctrine of necessity . |
| 24 | Its heart beat may speed up or become weak , its breathing heavy and laboured , and it may eventually go into convulsions or start bleeding . |
| 25 | It was better to let it rot out on the field then go to the trouble to carry it wet because it would only rot or become mouldy and absolutely useless . |
| 26 | The important thing is not to panic or become impatient because that way you could damage the document . |
| 27 | In any event , the fish ( especially the anchovies ) either die or become unavailable to man and wildlife . |
| 28 | They should always be turned in when they are lush and green , before they flower or become woody . |
| 29 | Copepods Parabroteas sarsi and Pseudoboeckella poppei overwinter only as eggs in water bodies that freeze completely or become anoxic ; in large lakes they are active year-round , breeding in late winter to produce nauplii that feed on the early plankton bloom . |
| 30 | " I must be careful not to get sick or become poor . " |