Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv] [adj] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He offers a view of the Gulf war that has become increasingly fashionable even though it is probably wrong . |
| 2 | Indeed this ‘ gender neutral ’ definition of sexism has become so prevalent even since the first edition of this book was written , it is necessary in this revised edition to be much more explicit about my use of the term . |
| 3 | Neither measure has proved very effective partly because governments have been half-hearted . |
| 4 | We recently acquired a darts board and this has proved very popular so if you have spare darts and/or a darts board , carpet bowls or skittles these too will be received with gratitude . |
| 5 | The proportion of out-of-wedlock births has increased so much mainly because the number of births to married couples has sharply declined . |