Example sentences of "but it became [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The paper 's first deadline had been 15 May 1968 , but it became impossible to hit it , and there was , as the May Events washed around the staff , another problem . |
| 2 | The United States was not a signatory in the CENTO arrangement , but it became involved in CENTO planning and some of its military committees and virtually committed itself to a military response to an attack on any of its members . |
| 3 | PP : Initially we had a prologue in which Peter Grimes 's father appeared on his death-bed , in which he solemnly cursed his son ; but it became apparent fairly soon that this was not a very good idea and the prologue was reshaped by the time we arrived back in England . |
| 4 | She worked strenuously to establish the Corby branch and provided courses there in an attempt to sustain a WEA presence in the then new steel town but it became inactive in the early thirties . |
| 5 | This would at best have been a major irritant for an embattled leader of the opposition But it became worse than that . |
| 6 | The articles of agreement stipulated that gold was the official numeraire in terms of which each currency 's exchange value was to be pegged , but it became common practice for countries to adopt a par value for their currencies expressed in terms of the dollar . |
| 7 | But it became clear that the passenger was not automatically right : only when he paid up ! |
| 8 | But it became clear that was not the way to hold our own against companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola , or Mars on the confectionery side . |
| 9 | But it became clear that she would soon have to go out in the rain and get a bus to their sister convent . |
| 10 | The Project set out to develop and encourage ‘ good practice ’ in the teaching of mathematics to low-attaining pupils , but it became clear at an early stage that low attainment was not limited to pupils in the ‘ bottom 40 per cent ’ attainment range . |
| 11 | Delays in handling the spillage and the stricken vessel caused the movement of the slick , but it became clear by Jan. 11 that the slick would not actually reach the coastline , largely because of the strength and direction of the prevailing sea currents , and because of the light quality of the oil ( Arabian Light ) . |
| 12 | But it became clear that an outright sale was the best way forward , its spokesman said yesterday . |
| 13 | But it became obvious on the next pitch that even had I been so inspired we would not have progressed much further . |
| 14 | ‘ But it became obvious that we were n't posing enough of a threat to get them through the bottle neck and as a result they dived and went hell-for-leather back into Scapa Flow . |