Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [vb past] become a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Violence at and related to football matches had become a serious problem in the Netherlands in recent years .
2 Michael decided the name Johnny Boy Gomes had become a convenient shorthand , a symbol .
3 While business studies had become a major component of CNAA-validated undergraduate courses , the DMS was the stepping stone into concern for part-time continuing education in the management field .
4 Despite few policy differences between the two major parties , the PNM exploited widespread fears that in agreeing to the temporary residence of 100 Haitian refugees , Robinson was seeking to change the racial mix in a country where race relations had become a major political and social issue .
5 By the autumn of 1917 , food queues had become a major grievance and demands for a more equitable distribution of food led to mass demonstrations and even strikes in many parts of the country .
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