Example sentences of "which become [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This took place mainly in sediments of the marginal platforms which became subaerially exposed during low stands in sea-level . |
| 2 | It also spread English values through the Empire which became hopelessly con fused with ‘ Britishness ’ . |
| 3 | The antihistamines , which became well known late in the 1940s ( see Chapter 12 ) , turned out to have several properties which would not have been predicted from what was known about histamine . |
| 4 | Also at this senior level there were formations of a different kind , typical of which is de la Haye ( from Haye-du-Puits in La Manche ) , which became both Delahaye and Delhay . |
| 5 | Japan 's legacy in Korea was one of brutality , exploitation and suppression , traits which became even more marked in the war years . |
| 6 | His editorship ended in 1880 following a change of ownership , but in 1877 Knowles had already founded a new magazine , the Nineteenth Century , which became even more influential , bringing Knowles again into the centre of contemporary thought and politics . |
| 7 | The Swedish vibrator , wrist-worn , was the first purpose-designed instrument which became generally available in UK followed by the British vibro-tactile instruments which are now available in this country . |
| 8 | To reiterate , a Soviet economy restructured to make best use of its own human and material assets would be more of a threat to the West than one which became exceptionally adept at acquiring the West 's secrets . |
| 9 | He was joint editor of the English Historical Review , 1939–58 ; professor of history in the University of Edinburgh from 1945 till his resignation on health grounds in 1954 ; and in 1951–2 Ford 's lecturer in Oxford , delivering the lectures which became probably the most widely known of his books , King George III and the Politicians ( 1953 ) . |
| 10 | For two days , Ollokot , Five Wounds and Rainbow led frequent attacks against the soldiers ' position , which became aptly known as Misery Hill , and forty-eight horses stolen by Whipple from Looking Glass 's village were re-captured . |
| 11 | In nearby Sumatra , the Batak men went as far as deliberately slicing open their penises and inserting pieces of stone , which became firmly embedded as the wound closed over . |
| 12 | This process was assisted by his close friendship with W. E. Gladstone , which became closer still when one of his daughters married one of Gladstone 's sons . |
| 13 | The reduction was helped by the strength of sterling which became increasingly attractive as an oil-backed currency . |
| 14 | Breach of promise suits , which allowed individuals to sue for damages if they had been injured by unenforceable marriage contracts and which became increasingly popular in the nineteenth century , provide one example of this development . |
| 15 | For instance , Orchin developed a severe stomach ulcer after he was charged which became increasingly worse during the years on bail until it had to be treated by major surgery . |
| 16 | The use of one language simplified administration , and it also simplified communication between Africans , which became increasingly important . |
| 17 | A senior officer , when employed , was able to place young men in the line of command by securing their entry as midshipmen , an appointment which became increasingly in demand with the expansion of the navy during the wars against France at the end of the eighteenth and opening of the nineteenth centuries . |
| 18 | From a national movement designed to revolutionize the political structure of the nation , the BUF had degenerated into an organization which became increasingly dependent on a localized campaign playing on anti-immigrant racial populist themes , which was to be the main pattern of British fascism from then onwards . |
| 19 | Fayol ( 1916 ) , Taylor ( 1912 ) , Weber ( 1924 ) and others comprise the ‘ classical school ’ of management theorists , while Mayo ( 1949 ) , McGregor ( 1960 ) , Herzberg ( 1968 ) and Maslow ( 1970 ) fall into the ‘ human relations school ’ , which produced a series of motivation theories which became increasingly psychologically based . |
| 20 | It was a courageous policy , which became increasingly difficult to sustain in face of the violence to which southern blacks were subjected . |
| 21 | Like the rarer lapis lazuli and some other stones it was particularly suitable for the seal-stones which became increasingly important in transacting the formal business of civilized polities . |
| 22 | The latter course kept the family together , a consideration which became increasingly important during the first half of the twentieth century , but which was believed to be open to abuse unless the state assumed the role of the male breadwinner and insisted on good household management and sexual fidelity . |
| 23 | It is equally possible that these officials were billeted on local householders , a practice which became increasingly common among Roman army units in the late empire . |
| 24 | Another factor was thought to be disillusionment with the country 's political leaders , with the internal rivalry between the two wings of Solidarity , as represented by Walesa and Mazowiecki , and with the acrimonious tone of a campaign which became increasingly personalized . |
| 25 | At the same time , there were elements within the confederacy which became increasingly associated with the Roman Empire . |
| 26 | It would be wrong to assume that only those who were privileged with the franchise were concerned with the outcome of electoral contests , since those without the right to vote were often able to make their feelings known through demonstrations or riots , which became increasingly common features of electoral contests at this time . |
| 27 | We must , however , begin to distinguish between two kinds of holiday : the longer ( summer or winter ) residence and the tour which became increasingly practical and rapid . |
| 28 | They were united by their growing segregation from a bourgeoisie whose wealth increased dramatically while their own situation remained precarious , a bourgeoisie which became increasingly self-contained and impervious to would-be entrants from below . |
| 29 | The strength of the Labour Party lay in its ability to win votes , which became increasingly clear in relation to the Liberals after the granting of manhood suffrage in 1918 and had been clear in relation to other socialist groups ever since 1900 . |
| 30 | We followed the road up the valley , crossing and recrossing over bridges which became progressively more primitive until finally they ceased to exist and the track disappeared into the river to reappear at the far bank . |