Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] become a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were tagged ‘ miserable sods ’ — a label that soon became a standing joke — and the arguments raged . |
| 2 | I 'd rather take that approach , and what I would suggest is that , wherever possible , teachers should think about involving parents in the kinds of difficulties that the child is having in school , and thereby becomes a team effort rather than parents working one direction and perhaps teachers working in another . |
| 3 | He began by building up the scout movement in the NorthEast and eventually became a scout commissioner . |
| 4 | Greece applied for membership in 1975 and finally became a Member State on 1 January 1981 . |
| 5 | In 1941 he qualified as a parachutist and then became a founder member of the Indian Airborne Unit : he was Brigade Major of 50 Brigade , then commanded 152 Battalion , and later 77 Indian Parachute Brigade . |
| 6 | Julie and Tim married in August 1984 and later Julie , deciding teaching was too tame , set up an import and export business and then became a marketing consultant promoting boysenberries , a New Zealand soft fruit . |
| 7 | a funny thing the , the chappy who you know erm was in the Neighbours and then became a pop star and all the rest |
| 8 | WILLIAM was ordained as a Church of Scotland Minister but later became an army Chaplain ; he served in India for several years and wrote a series of books on the country which are still highly regarded . |