Example sentences of "became [vb pp] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he was a difficult friend , he could also be a loyal one — the most notable example , of course , is that of Ezra Pound whom he continued to support and defend even though it meant that he became embroiled in the kind of public controversy which he detested . |
| 2 | As we shall find , they became embroiled in the nationalist struggle . |
| 3 | Then the bureau became embroiled in the Watergate affair and between 1973 and 1976 it was subjected to unprecedented investigation which revealed the full extent of its post-war activities and the dangers inherent in unchecked police bureaucracies . |
| 4 | But ever since the Government became embroiled in the row over the plan to close 31 pits , local beer lovers have veered away from the pub with the Prime Ministerial name . |
| 5 | These became exposed in the Triassic and again in the Cretaceous and consequently the interbedded evaporites were removed and the carbonates themselves were karstified . |
| 6 | It is also worth noting that , as the analysts became immersed in the detailed examination , there was a tendency to forget that this was still part of the systems thinking stage , and that the models , activities and related information needs were those that were desirable in systems terms , and not did not necessarily reflect the real situation . |
| 7 | She was aware that these could be developed by investigative work , but once she became immersed in the new curriculum , struggling on occasions to keep her head above water , she began to lose sight of these objectives , focusing instead on the more familiar content objectives . |
| 8 | The child climbed out of the cab and became caught in the unguarded pto of the attached implement . |
| 9 | Unsurprisingly , she became caught in the wires , but her owner had seen what had happened , and immediately raced to the rescue . |
| 10 | As it floated some plants became caught in the wood and the roots inbeded themselves and began to grow there . |
| 11 | The local authorities in the Samsun governorate claim that the recent deaths of over 200 dolphins were caused accidentally , when the mammals became caught in the fishing nets . |
| 12 | I got the job and the speech became included in the play itself . |
| 13 | They became trapped in the ice . |
| 14 | Bodies crushed and absorbed , Tallis-Holly herself became trapped in the quivering , silent forest that filled the stone place . |
| 15 | FIREMEN had to release a baby yesterday after her leg became trapped in the bars of her cot . |
| 16 | The Party officials had their way and with the imminence of the Election the debate became subsumed in the drafting of the manifesto . |
| 17 | Mike , though he not have thought it at the time , was extremely lucky , as the aircraft hit the ground the fuselage broke open , his helmet came off , became lodged in the opening and was then crushed as the fuselage closed again . |
| 18 | He became absorbed in the task , grumbling at the stiffness of the holding screws . |
| 19 | The Collector , his mind too feverish to recollect for more than a moment what all this activity was about , became absorbed in the contemplation of this pariah dog . |
| 20 | The Goths , the Avars , the Lombards , the Huns , the Franks became absorbed in the Romanised populations they dominated . |
| 21 | It was deserted and quiet , and she soon became absorbed in the chapter on leukaemia . |
| 22 | Only the decrees of the Council are preserved , seventy-one in all , and nearly all of them became incorporated in the Church 's authoritative collection of the canon law compiled in 1234 . |
| 23 | ‘ But somehow , they became rooted in the reserves , whereas we felt they should have zoomed into the premier league and joined the elite of beat . ’ |
| 24 | Even though his period in Calcutta was extremely brief , for he was forced to retire in 1906 after a breakdown , he became celebrated in the West and in India for ‘ preaching ’ the greatness of Indian art with fervour that bordered on fanaticism . |
| 25 | But if , without derogation of the Divine power , we may conceive the existence of such ministers , and personify them by the term ‘ Nature ’ , we learn from the past history of our globe that she has advanced with slow and stately steps , guided by the archetypical light , amidst the wreck of worlds , from the first embodiment of the Vertebrate idea under its Ichthyic [ fish-like ] vestment , until it became arrayed in the glorious garb of the human form . |
| 26 | Third term Thatcherism became grounded in the imaginary place that was called the inner city . |
| 27 | As the rival armies became entrenched in the battlefields of France , the realization dawned that hostilities would last a lot longer than at first thought . |
| 28 | However the disparity between the three jurisdictions became marked in the course of the present century , and a reorganization was brought about by the Administration of Justice Act 1970 . |
| 29 | The IHT deemed domicile provisions in IHTA 1984 , s267 do not apply to determine the settlor 's domicile for the purposes of this provision ( nor do they apply in respect of moving trust property abroad ) in relation to property which became comprised in the settlement before 10 December 1974 . |
| 30 | The highly excitable pairing of Fritzi and Rixi became known in the bridge world as Frisky and Bitchy . |