Example sentences of "did become [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But the position did become clearer in various respects ; and the problems and disputes which arose were seldom so acute or threatening as they had sometimes been in the past .
2 In the case of the sociological positivists , this reluctance applied even when they did become involved in the analysis of the operation of penal institutions — when the ‘ sociology of the prison blossomed in the 1950s and 1960s .
3 It is clear that if Hastings did become disenchanted with his erstwhile ally , the split did not develop until later and therefore , presumably , for other reasons .
4 It is clear that if Hastings did become disenchanted with his erstwhile ally , the split did not develop until later and therefore , presumably , for other reasons .
5 He was not concerned at the early pace set by Bully Boy , but he did become worried at the water jump , where he changed his hands and asked his mount to quicken with hands and heels , as he had dropped his whip .
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