Example sentences of "become [prep] a sense " in BNC.

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1 It was he who tended most to be swallowed up by the show 's overall style and it was therefore he who became in a sense ultimately dispensable .
2 Diplomatic activity and international agreements became in a sense tactical , adhered to only when upholding the pursuit of the all-important ‘ self-sufficiency ’ .
3 He thus became in a sense a monarch , though one whose powers were strictly limited and often jealously scrutinized by the provincial estates .
4 For William Golding , for example , in Pincher Martin ( 1956 ) , they become in a sense almost simultaneous .
5 The two boys become in a sense a composite hero , complementary to one another and useful to the story in a purely formal way .
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