Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] becomes [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where he becomes ridiculous is in his desperate ambition to be part of the working class , striking a rather pathetic figure as he sits in his ministerial office with his trade union banner behind his head . |
| 2 | This record sounds deranged at either 33 ( where you can pretend it 's a fat bloke singing ) or 45 ( where it becomes apparent that an agitated woman is handling the vocal chores ) . |
| 3 | It gets into water supplies in two ways : either from acid soils , where it becomes soluble at low pH ( there are huge amounts in the soil and these are washed out by acid rain where there is little organic matter to bind the aluminium ) , or by being deliberately added to peaty water to remove the suspended organic matter and make the water clear , by a similar chemical process . |
| 4 | The myogenin gene has been isolated and can be introduced into non-muscle cells where it becomes integrated into their DNA . |
| 5 | In its uncharged ( unprotonated ) form , it diffuses into acid compartments such as the patietal cell lumen , where it becomes protonated and positively charged . |
| 6 | But this is almost certainly an illusion : as she becomes surer of her hold on the affections of her poet , so she becomes surer of herself , can dispense with affectations , and dares to speak with a certain authority about compositions that her lover sends to her — animadversions that the poet in turn receives quite humbly . |
| 7 | Mr Reid will not be available to take up the full-time post until next October , although he becomes chairman-designate on January 1 . |
| 8 | The farm worker has become resigned to this public indifference , although he becomes annoyed by the continuing refusal to recognize the importance of his contribution to food production . |
| 9 | Almost immediately it becomes clear that both the number of management levels and number of managers can be sharply cut . |
| 10 | What 's more , a damp wall has a lower resistance to the passage of heat than a dry one , so it becomes colder and simply encourages more condensation . |
| 11 | Alan Moore , one of the new generation , has a word for viewers , readers and comic writers : ‘ Comics may be one of the only untainted sources of information available to a readership ; so it becomes vital that no matter what you say , say it well , say it true , say it clearly . ’ |
| 12 | In reality of course the effect of individual measures depends upon the combinations in which they are used , so it becomes important to test packages of improvements against each other and against control areas in which no changes have been made . |
| 13 | The system works excellently over short distances but as the length of the tube increases , so it becomes more and more inefficient . |
| 14 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |
| 15 | We could always engage in the Rawlsian form of argument and apply it to the new information once it becomes available . |
| 16 | Although NeXT Computer Inc has stumbled , Data General Corp , which last year signed to resell NeXT boxes , will maintain a relationship with Steve Jobs ' company — it says it was always more interested in the NeXTstep software anyway , and it will market the environment on the 80486 personal computers it buys OEM once it becomes available . |
| 17 | Although Next Computer Inc has stumbled , Data General Corp , which last year signed to resell Next boxes , will maintain a relationship with Steve Jobs ' firm — it says it was always more interested in the NextStep software anyway , and will market the environment on its OEMed 80486 personal computers once it becomes available . |
| 18 | This principle stems from the desire to preserve the value of the company 's assets for the benefit of all creditors once it becomes insolvent . |
| 19 | Britain has apparently undertaken to review its own aid to Vietnam once it becomes clear that forced repatriation is working smoothly , and that Hanoi keeps to its side of the bargain , not to punish boat people who are deported from Hong Kong . |
| 20 | Once it becomes clear that recovery is likely , it may , for instance , lead a person to re-examine their lifestyle and come to positive decisions about how they would like to improve it and make more of its good features . |
| 21 | But I 'm not sure whether it can be a permanent home for her because the fencing might not be good enough if she becomes lonely and tries to get out . |
| 22 | Techniques vary but it is important to work at them until it becomes automatic so that , when the time comes , you do n't need to think about it too much . |
| 23 | Practice breathing in this way for twenty minutes each day until it becomes second nature . |
| 24 | Add the rice to the pan and cook until it becomes opaque . |
| 25 | The predominant sensation is one of tension , which steadily mounts until it becomes unbearable . |
| 26 | It is helpful in this context if one 's account of the circumstances can be exaggerated in some way , until it becomes clear that nobody , however marvellous , could have coped any better than you did . |
| 27 | There is a necessity for us to behave like this in order to cope with the informational complexity with which we are perpetually faced — we ‘ know ’ something works so we do it , bracketing off the rest of the world until it becomes clear that there is a need to change our basic beliefs . |
| 28 | Once a repetition has been observed to flow , it can be dammed like a river , building up the pressure until it becomes irresistible and the dam bursts . |
| 29 | If it is dry and unyielding we automatically chew it until it becomes comfortable to swallow . |
| 30 | It is then cooked until it becomes gelatinous , releasing the starch from its tough coating . |