Example sentences of "[conj] went [adv] to become " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became Channel 4 's first Commissioning Editor for Sport when the channel opened in November 1982 and went on to become Senior Commissioning Editor with responsibility for a wide range of programmes including documentaries and children 's . |
| 2 | It was a strong session but one track , ‘ My Favourite Dress ’ , stood out and went on to become hugely popular with the fans . |
| 3 | Gerry scored on his Palace debut in our 2–2 draw with Manchester United on the opening day of 1969–70 and went on to become our top scorer that season . |
| 4 | Young and beautiful , Lisa was Model of the Year in 1987 and went on to become the Face of the Nineties . |
| 5 | He was badly beaten up by late substitute Carl Thompson , who scaled 13st 3lb — around 17lb more than Benn will weigh tonight — and went on to become British cruiserweight champion . |
| 6 | Fitted with a Renault engine , it first flew in 1937 and went on to become the standard Soviet primary trainer throughout World War Two . |
| 7 | He did , however , and went on to become a leading citizen . |
| 8 | He was one of Edward IV 's servants and went on to become an esquire of the body of Richard III , but he never regained office in Monmouth and deserted Richard before Bosworth . |
| 9 | Scottish , and very proud of it , just as Scotland is proud of him , John Young Stewart was born near Dumbarton , Strathclyde in 1939 and went on to become the most dominant Formula One driver between 1969 and his retirement in 1973 . |
| 10 | These were collected by a stonemason , Hugh Miller ( 1802–56 ) , who became accepted as an authority on the subject and went on to become an outspoken critic of evolutionism . |
| 11 | He read English at Cambridge — ‘ actually I spent most of the time reading opera ’ and went on to become one of the first crop of the Arts Council 's pioneering Arts Administration course , which was ‘ a bit Heath Robinsonish then , but still a wonderful grounding ’ . |
| 12 | His brother Marshall Field , arrived three years later and went on to become a world legend as the Merchant Prince |
| 13 | Ian was quick to shake off the dust , however , and went on to become one of Glasgow 's heroes . |
| 14 | Michael began his career producing revues and went on to become London 's most experienced and successful producer of new plays . |
| 15 | He won the NIBA singles championship , and went on to become the first Parks player to lift the coveted Irish title since Balmoral 's Alan McMullan in 1987 . |
| 16 | He was one of Edward IV 's servants and went on to become an esquire of the body of Richard III , but he never regained office in Monmouth and deserted Richard before Bosworth . |
| 17 | Peggy Lucas was one of the first women to fly Spitfires and went on to become the first woman in Britain to hold a commercial pilot 's licence . |
| 18 | Peggy Lucas was one of the first women to fly Spitfires and went on to become the first woman in Britain to hold a commercial pilot 's licence . |
| 19 | A group called Simplicity was launched in Oxford and went on to become a national success . |
| 20 | Having trained with Ms Knight , McKinnon became her associate director at Perth and went on to become director of York Theatre Royal and Northern State , Newcastle . |
| 21 | He studied law at the Moscow State University , and went on to become a full Communist Party member two years later , in nineteen fifty two . |
| 22 | In Sacramento he began as an unworldly ideologue , but went on to become a pragmatist . |