Example sentences of "became [adj] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 2 | With twelve children to her credit , she became pregnant for the thirteenth time by a British soldier . |
| 3 | When she became pregnant for the third time she was given an amniocentesis , the only form of testing available at that time . |
| 4 | Last Thursday their problems became public for the first time when Allen began a legal battle for custody of three of their children . |
| 5 | France 's leader , General de Gaulle , had his own aims in Germany however and ironically France , rather than Russia , became responsible for the early failure of the joint Allied administration . |
| 6 | Telford , though not sacked , disappeared from the project and Benjamin Bevan , one of the Grand Junction 's own engineers , at first nominally in tandem with Telford , became responsible for the later development . |
| 7 | Financial compensation became available for the first time for criminal injuries ; the community service order raised hopes as an alternative to custody ; and an elaborate system of parole , later greatly expanded , was instituted . |
| 8 | Shortly after incitement to racial hatred became criminal for the first time in 1965 , for example , some commentators questioned whether Jewish persons were covered by the Act , pointing to the argument that the Jewish community has a religious rather than a racial identity . |
| 9 | Sam became aware for the first time how bad he smelled . |
| 10 | He became communicative for the first time . |