Example sentences of "[adv] it become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think David had one or two of the songs off ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ way before and so it became a natural progression to do that . |
| 2 | So it became a twice-yearly event by necessity , rather than design . |
| 3 | Soon he was joined by other Europeans and henceforth it became a common sight to see one or other of the ladies or gentlemen of the " confident " party slapping away at the trough where once the dhobi had slapped ( for on the day after the Collector 's appearance the dhobi had vanished from the enclave , either because he considered it too dangerous to remain any longer now that the commander of the garrison had assumed the caste of dhobi or , more likely , because he resented the competition ) . |
| 4 | Too easily it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy : ‘ We ca n't expect the majority of students to do very well — so do n't blame us for the failures . ’ |
| 5 | Then it became a residential nursery before the social services took it over five years ago . ’ |
| 6 | So before that it was a National Song , and then it became a National Anthem , eighteen fifty-two , before your time , I should think , eighteen fifty-two . |
| 7 | But when I joined the Velvet Underground , then it became a little bit more subliminal . |
| 8 | During the 1860s the rapid growth of suburbs became a noticeable feature of England 's largest towns and cities ; from the 1880s onwards it became a marked phenomenon . |
| 9 | Some professional golfers become obsessional and are forever tinkering with their clubs and ultimately it becomes a self-defeating process . |