Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [adv] become a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The two-tier structure under which forensic work would only be done by specialists , as envisaged in your editorial , may or may not become a reality , but it will not lessen the need for all doctors to be trained in the elements of medicolegal matters if their work brings them into contact with those in police custody .
2 The idea of cloning in this sense belongs to science fiction , and may never become a reality .
3 In his speech Benjedid spoke of the role of woman as " mother , wife , daughter and comrade in arms " and said that Islam " was , and still is , the strongest factor of unification and cohesion " and should not become a source of contention .
4 By and large Alex and I think these developments are likely to give tangible gains and could well become a priority for implementation .
5 Collected Poems 1909–1935 provoked a respectful response from the critics , although there was a sense in which Eliot was now being taken for granted ; he had been assimilated , after something of a struggle against him by the purveyors of contemporary taste , and could quietly become a monument standing unnoticed by the roadside .
6 All Dot had to do was smile pleasantly and stand a little behind because , as Gloria pointed out , Princess Margaret was n't nearly as important as Princess Elizabeth and would never become a queen .
7 He trains weekly at the Cleveland Stadium and will soon become a member of Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers .
8 The conclusion reached there is that environmental degradation is and will be frequently beyond the power of the state , and will only become a possibility as an incidental result of other fundamental social changes .
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