Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Potts J. has illuminated the way for the definitive judgment of Phillips J. As they have shown , the plaintiffs claim that each was injured when at birth he or she became a legal person damaged by the prior act of the respective defendants , and that when each such act was done it was reasonably foreseeable that it might result in the plaintiff being born damaged . |
| 2 | This had opened in Fulham in 1945 , but soon moved into the buildings formerly occupied by St John 's Wood Art Schools where it became a vital centre for those interested in French art . |
| 3 | They either indicate where the grave is without strings attached , or it becomes a shoddy exercise which should be refused . |
| 4 | ‘ When Boon began , I felt guilty about earning a lot of money so I became a soft touch for begging letters and charity appeals , ’ he said . |
| 5 | It was there in the summer of 1980 that she became a serious candidate to be the Prince 's bride . |
| 6 | I mean not just trying but if you if you get chosen to play the violin it means practising and practising and staying with it so that you become a good violin player . |
| 7 | The local hospital was offering nursing training courses ; however , the first year these were available Val applied too late , so she became a nursing auxiliary instead . |
| 8 | This may prove difficult when your opponent is an élite performer and so the only practical advice I can offer is to appear in lots of competitions , so you become a known face to many national referees . |
| 9 | There is also a danger that , particularly in relation to inherent uncertainties arising from going concern considerations , added emphasis paragraphs would be used to such an extent that they become a standard paragraph . |
| 10 | Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours . |
| 11 | Given the size of the motion-picture audience it was inevitable that political authorities would become involved in some regulation of the industry even if it was only to be a question of safety and fire regulations , but what made the movies even more into a public issue was that they became a mass activity precisely at the moment when political parties and social agencies were more concerned than ever before with how the masses could be accommodated within cities . |
| 12 | In effect , Barth simultaneously reworks texts and multiplies the dimensions to LETTERS so that it becomes a protean work , constantly shifting resemblances . |
| 13 | That is one reason why we look forward to some progress being made with the Milk Marketing Board so that it becomes a real marketing institution . |
| 14 | Many women have seen a new and demanding career at midlife as their way to satisfaction , only to find that it becomes a prime cause of problems for their husband . |
| 15 | Alternatively , pretend to take some yourself , so that it becomes a shared ritual . ’ |
| 16 | Mix thoroughly so that it becomes a smooth paste . |
| 17 | It used to be considered that simulator specifications could only be proposed when the on-line system design had been completed but there are considerable advantages in developing the simulator before the on-line system so that it becomes a dynamic mock-up of the real situation . |
| 18 | PostScript succeeded to such an extent that it became a de-facto standard with almost every major computer manufacturer and printer vendor taking out a license . |
| 19 | But perhaps the precise reasons for its origin and the timing of its confirmation are not so important ; of greater significance is that it became a key precedent during the ensuing century for those who wished to restrict the outflow of money from the English church to the church universal and in particular to the Roman Curia ; its appeal to the interests of patrons whose intentions were thwarted or impaired by impositions on the houses so that ‘ infinite loss and disinheritance are like to ensue to the founders of the said houses and their heirs ’ was to reappear in the later statute of Provisors . |
| 20 | This proved to be so commercially successful that it became a reciprocal arrangement , with Mills and Boon importing Harlequin titles . |
| 21 | She would redesign the apartment , transform it so that it became a proper home , a space where friends could come , a place for gatherings , a home like the Princesse 's which always hummed . |
| 22 | There is widespread agreement that Mark was the first Gospel to be completed and that he became a prime source of both Matthew and Luke . |
| 23 | It was from that time , his friends judged , that he became a changed man . |
| 24 | My mother got it wrong when I was six , but her mistake did serve to galvanise me in later years and I became a successful businesswoman , outwardly independent and self-sufficient . |
| 25 | Erm in the nineteen fifties and right up until I became a full time official , erm there was generated an opinion that if companies were financially well off , due to the effort of the employees , then there was some formal entitlement for employees in these particular undertakings , to put forward a separate claim at domestic level , to , to enhance their pay . |
| 26 | Her colourful opinions soon gave her a wider platform and she became a familiar face in the gossip columns . |
| 27 | During the war these readings were an annual event , and she became a close friend . |
| 28 | She slips on a bright red party dress and she becomes a fun teenager . |
| 29 | if you become a good swimmer and fastest girl in the pool , yeah |
| 30 | Even if you become a great painter you end up being some rich man 's lackey , sponsored and dabbled with — if you 're lucky . |