Example sentences of "[noun] became a separate [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until 1976 the people of Berinsfield buried their dead in nearby Dorchester-on-Thames — but when the village became a separate parish , that arrangement came to an end . |
| 2 | Until 1976 the people of Berinsfield buried their dead in nearby Dorchester-on-Thames — but when the village became a separate parish , that arrangement came to an end . |
| 3 | Macedonia became a separate republic , and Vojvodina and Kosovo became autonomous regions , and eventually autonomous provinces . |
| 4 | Upholstery became a separate trade , and seating began to put on weight in consequence . |
| 5 | As early as 1970 , before linguistics became a separate department , the small group of linguistic teachers at Lancaster got together round a table , and discussed the idea of having a special research project which would be centred at Lancaster . |