Example sentences of "[subord] it become [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had opened in Fulham in 1945 , but soon moved into the buildings formerly occupied by St John 's Wood Art Schools where it became a vital centre for those interested in French art . |
| 2 | Car 2 was presented to the National Tramway Museum at Crich in 1963 , where it became the first car there to move under power in June 1964 . |
| 3 | Silicon Graphics has signed a letter of intent to buy 10% of Control Data Systems once it becomes an independent company . |
| 4 | It gradually descended and changed in colour , until it became a blue-grey mist seething over the heads of the musicians , almost as if the sweat generated by their exertions was steaming in cold air above them . |
| 5 | And yet , on this fevered night … he stared at the heavy , handsome head , looked at it until it became a strange thing to him , a feeling of stone , a sight he saw from another part of the room , this unbodied head reflected more truly in the mirror than in the live skull itself … |
| 6 | This would lead to balance of payments problems , or in the event of the establishment of EMU , the progressive impoverishment of the UK until it became a poor region of the EC . |
| 7 | The beef herd proved the breed 's ability to thrive on modest feeding and to give high killing-out percentages in all age groups , and gradually the beef traits increased in importance until it became a single-purpose beef breed . |
| 8 | Stravinsky had started composing Les Noces before 1913 and often played it toDiaghilev , gradually simplifying his ideas until it became the present cantata for voices , four pianos and percussion . |
| 9 | On general principles relating to assignments of choses-in-action , a transfer of a debenture should be an equitable assignment only , until it becomes a legal assignment when the company receives notice of it . |
| 10 | If it becomes a major instrument for redistribution of income then it is involved in the political arguments over equality and social justice as well as in meeting basic need . |
| 11 | There is little agreement on the ethics of recording without permission in situations like these , but Labov 's general principle seems to offer a sensible guideline ; it is that the researcher should ‘ avoid any act that would be embarrassing to explain if it became a public issue ’ ( Labov 1981 : 33 ) . |
| 12 | BRITAIN could face a decade of high unemployment if it became a full member of the European Monetary System without a sharp fall in the pound , according to a pressure group , the Campaign for Work . |
| 13 | BRITAIN could face a decade of high unemployment if it became a full member of the European Monetary System without a sharp fall in the pound , according to a pressure group , the Campaign for Work . |
| 14 | This has even been a criticism of ( or objection to ) the use of conditional funds from the IMF , unless it becomes an absolute necessity for economic survival . |
| 15 | ‘ The Blue Angel ’ was made in Germany in 1930 in both German and English versions , and because it became a world-wide smash hit , it remains one of the best-known and best-loved movies of all time . |
| 16 | For nearly 45 years , it was unable to function properly because it became a political battleground in the Cold War . |
| 17 | Last year the Group cut its dividend for the first time since it became a quoted company in 1970 , but this year analysts expect the dividend to be held at last year 's figure , with Pilkington digging into reserves in order to fend off the resulting loss of confidence . |
| 18 | For the moment at least , it puts an end to the most serious political crisis in Russia since it became a sovereign state . |
| 19 | Furthermore , ever since it became an independent department it has wanted to stop being merely a postman between the Treasury and the recipients of funds , and aspires instead to set the policy framework . |
| 20 | Liberal commitment to free speech must also be tested in this way , lest it become an unthinking orthodoxy — a mere article of faith . |
| 21 | A firm tap on the hindquarters , accompanied by ‘ no ’ and ‘ bed ’ if appropriate , depending on the room , should put a stop to this destructive behaviour before it becomes a serious problem . |
| 22 | Miss Schuett has been hired to travel with Capriati throughout the summer , with a particular responsibility for helping the teenager shed some puppy fat before it becomes a lasting problem . |
| 23 | Howard might have a seven-year itch over that wonderful side he built , and maybe the board should find some cash before it becomes a terminal rash . |
| 24 | The smaller the black hole , the shorter the distance the particle with negative energy will have to go before it becomes a real particle , and thus the greater the rate of emission , and the apparent temperature , of the black hole . |
| 25 | Luckily we killed it before it became a full-blown institution and today no one seriously expects that food , or clothing , or even that overriding necessity , a television set , should be subsidised for all consumers , still less for a minority . |
| 26 | It was a good picture before it became a bad picture . |
| 27 | A policeman ran past the poet trying to get to the crowd before it became an unruly mob . |
| 28 | The fortress commanded a view up the narrow valley of the Yucay River , as it wound past the ancient Inca town tucked in the crux of the mountains , before it became the turbulent Urubamba . |
| 29 | G&G spent a good part of a decade — the Seventies — getting drunk , the memory of which still prompts a wistful smile from Gilbert , and they were habitués of the Blitz even before it became the early-Eighties club . |
| 30 | Then , he had been quite amused and content to joke about being nothing more than a flower bearer , but he was not so happy when it became a regular occurrence . |