Example sentences of "[adv] became a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sceptics argued that there was no real difference between a right and a duty ; once it was laid down when auditors would be expected to use their right to report , it effectively became a duty . |
| 2 | The Morley/Penman project had a negative thrust — ‘ rockist ’ duly became a term of abuse as casually applied by pop fans as ‘ selling out ’ had been by 1960s rock fans — but its tone was relentlessly optimistic and Morley was duly rewarded for his faith in market forces ( and in Dollar in particular ) by being invited into Trevor Horn 's record label plans . |
| 3 | In ancient times this magnificent monument must have been much admired and it is hardly surprising that Imhotep was remembered as a great man and eventually became a god . |
| 4 | ‘ But she had always wanted to be in uniform , so eventually became a policewoman . |
| 5 | Yvonne joined the class , became ‘ hooked ’ and herself eventually became a Medau teachers . |
| 6 | Eric was going to do a trip around the world when he left Mayall , which eventually became a trip to Greece . |
| 7 | His power eventually became a threat , so the emperor had him taken prisoner and murdered in 1634 at Cheb ( Eger ) by two of his own officers , the Scot Leslie and the Italian Piccolomini , both of whom were rewarded with palaces of their own ( see pp. 81 and 152 ) . |
| 8 | An important example is George Crabbe , who grew up in poverty but eventually became a priest ; although his poetry is deeply informed by the experience of poverty , he is alienated in many respects from the class into which he was born . |
| 9 | Farming became geared to the demands of regional and national markets and harvest crises eventually became a thing of the past . |
| 10 | He began by building up the scout movement in the NorthEast and eventually became a scout commissioner . |
| 11 | The band , who promised to be massive after an effortless rise to the top during the Manchester thingy in 1990 , eventually became a figure of fun in the music Press . |
| 12 | He eventually became a prebend of St. Paul 's and Archdeacon of Leicester ; had it not been for his friendship with Bishop Crewe who sympathized with the Stuarts , he could have expected to become a bishop . |
| 13 | he never took much part in college life and eventually became an object of derision among medical students , who called him ‘ Mummy Jones ’ . |
| 14 | Of these , two were corn mills , one eventually became an iron works and the other probably a corn mill , although there may have been a period when it was used as a fulling mill . |
| 15 | The Conference is the forum where Resolutions which were submitted last December and which were discussed at over 50 District Meetings around the country since then were finally put to the vote of the delegates and , if passed , thereby became a cornerstone of Association policy . |
| 16 | During those long and enjoyable hours I slowly became an ornithologist . |
| 17 | But then again , the Golden Höfner was the flagship of the company 's electric hollow-bodied range between ‘ 59 and ‘ 62 and naturally became a platform for showing just what could be done . |
| 18 | The ball flew beyond the startled Flowers and United 's investment in a player signed for £1 million from Donetsk , suddenly became a bargain . |
| 19 | The leather baggage and glass cosmetic pots of the day were too heavy to take on the plane but she managed to find lighter substitutes and so became a pioneer of lightweight luggage , as well as a pioneer female passenger . |
| 20 | It only became a god in Hellenistic times when it was worshipped under the name ‘ Aion ’ , but that signified a sacred , eternal time which was very different from ordinary time , chronos . |
| 21 | Yet Louth-born Wilkinson was a midfield player as a schoolboy and only became a forward by accident . |
| 22 | Once Edna had left school , she more or less became a fixture in the household and there was no doubt that Celia was a much happier and more tractable baby under her young but competent handling . |
| 23 | I soon became a man and learned how to do it properly … |
| 24 | It soon became a case of ‘ Advance Australia Fair ’ on almost every front . |
| 25 | The opening thrust of ‘ The Headmaster Ritual ’ brought immediate impact and soon became a favourite with all who had bad experiences at school ( which is everyone ) . |
| 26 | The most striking features of Chaplin 's film career were the rapidity with which he became popular outside America and the way in which he very soon became a favourite of intellectuals . |
| 27 | I started on the full golf tour , but it soon became a choice of golf or my family . |
| 28 | Under William and his son — and successor — Joseph Dalton Hooker ( 1817–1911 ) , Kew began to acquire facilities for studying exotic plants and soon became a centre of international importance . |
| 29 | Enrique soon became a speck perched between shadows and sun . |
| 30 | They were tagged ‘ miserable sods ’ — a label that soon became a standing joke — and the arguments raged . |