Example sentences of "becoming [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Government is becoming sicker by the day . |
| 2 | Window displays were becoming controversial within the company ; Laura liked to see windows full of antiques and atmosphere , but increasingly found herself at loggerheads with more prosaic minds who wanted products and price-tags . |
| 3 | John Keats called it ‘ negative capability ’ and it is akin to Ernest Hemingway 's ‘ becoming strong in the broken places ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ The purchaser hereby covenants with the vendor by way of indemnity only that the purchaser and the persons deriving title under him will henceforth and at all times duly pay all rents becoming due under the lease and observe and perform all covenants agreements and conditions therein contained on the part of the tenant or persons deriving title under it to be observed and performed and also will at all times keep the vendor its successors in title and assigns effectively indemnified against all proceedings costs claims expenses and liabilities in respect thereof . |
| 5 | The last of them , before becoming extinct between the Permian and Triassic periods , were extremely large members of the labyrinthodont group . |
| 6 | Note the environmental connotations of the idea of game becoming scarce as the result of human misconduct ; the notion that human transgressions can upset the overall balance of nature ( see Nelson , 1986 ) . |
| 7 | Matsutakes and chanterelles need undisturbed forest , something that is becoming scarce in the much-logged north-west . |
| 8 | Some plants and animals are becoming scarce in the intensely farmed parts of East Lothian but here is a chance to ensure that you will see them . |
| 9 | RIGHT Regular exercise off the leash will help to prevent a young dog from becoming destructive around the home . |
| 10 | When he got through and began to speak he cheered up as he laughed and talked away , before becoming depressed at the end of the call . |
| 11 | ‘ The second scandal will be the liquidators becoming rich on the victims ’ money while the Government stand by and watch … |
| 12 | In summary , single-mode inhomogeneously-broadened lasers have provided a rich corpus of both experimental and theoretical work : detailed quantitative comparison of the two is becoming possible with the development of unidirectional single-mode helium-xenon lasers by the Abraham group . |
| 13 | Tans were becoming associated with the real Sharon territory which could lead to their demise as a coveted status symbol . |
| 14 | He was becoming used to the idea that Jinneth was not Jenny , that Bragad was not Hugh . |
| 15 | This led to Gibson being seconded in 1928 to work with Michels on the properties of gases at high pressures , and to ICI becoming interested in the chemical effects of high pressures , the theme of Gibson 's work on his return to Winnington in 1931 . |
| 16 | More and more people are becoming interested in the Darlington Wildlife Trust , formed last month , and membership is growing . |
| 17 | With his popularity falling in the opinion polls , and the prospect of much of his planned legislative programme becoming paralysed by the Diet 's preoccupation with the two scandals , Miyazawa even hinted that he was considering calling an early general election . |
| 18 | The proximal tentacle pores are large with rounded tentacle scales becoming scale-like on the proximal edge of the pore and number as follows : . |
| 19 | I think instead it is the result of art in the 1980s having become an industry , and therefore becoming dependent upon the rules of business . |
| 20 | But gradually Washington became concerned that he was becoming dependent upon the Tudeh Party . |
| 21 | It 's good to see that so many children are becoming literate in the ways of the countryside and gaining knowledge of their responsibility for the planet . |
| 22 | Hospital consultant John Miller said : ‘ There are children in that family who were becoming fond of the baby . |
| 23 | And this time , without the distraction of her friends giggling in the background , she actually listened to what was being said , becoming absorbed in the detached examination of her character by a stranger . |
| 24 | When peers are becoming absorbed by the new life-style that a baby brings , a couple may feel left behind if they do not embark on this too . |
| 25 | True , the Liberal Nationals were becoming indistinguishable from the Conservatives , while National Labour was too small to be able to exert very much influence upon the massed ranks of Conservatives , although the prestige of the Prime Minister , Ramsay MacDonald , gave it — as Marquand shows — an influence far greater than its mere numbers would have warranted . |
| 26 | They had two sons , Thomas , who died at Leghorn , and Edward ( c .1681–1734 ) , who carried on the family business , becoming free of the Masons ' Company in 1702 and master in 1719 . |
| 27 | Paul , who may himself have been trained as a silver-chaser , was apprenticed in 1784 to William Rock of Westminster , another victualler , becoming free of the Vintners ' Company in 1791 . |
| 28 | By now the priest was becoming exasperated with the child who in turn was becoming ever more stubborn by the minute . |
| 29 | Those who thought that Morrissey 's profile in 1984 was becoming detached from the rest of the band certainly could n't have appreciated the enormous media attention he generated in spring 1985 . |
| 30 | The only hazards , in fact , lay in the presence of pockets of scalding water , and in the possibility of a newly-formed pillow becoming detached from the steep flow front and rolling down on top of them . |