Example sentences of "becoming a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are in danger of becoming a Resurrection Bore . ’ |
| 2 | There was talk of India soon becoming a grain exporter and she discontinued PL480 shipments in 1971 because of shortage of storage capacity . |
| 3 | This corn mill ceased operations around 1940 , becoming a grain store , and since part of a large landscaped garden near the impressive Highleadon Tithe Barn . |
| 4 | IBM Austin , or at least some faction there , is seriously interested in becoming a system software supplier — a viable alternative to Microsoft Corp and Unix System Labs — and sees remarketing Mach 3 as the way to do it , according to a report out of an OSF Research Institute meeting in Boston the week before last . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , their first single , ‘ Something New ’ , a jaunty hybrid of spacey synths , unrepentantly catchy pop melodies and funk/rap , is rapidly becoming a clubland favourite with remixes by the likes of Happy Larry ( aka Nick Harris ) and The Rapino Bros . |
| 6 | The route to becoming a Harvard dealer was not always straightforward . |
| 7 | It is said that they play none really well but this was not true of Tom who looked like becoming a child virtuoso of the flute . |
| 8 | Another good example in the industrial sector would be a qualified chef , progressing from hotels or restaurants to contract catering , becoming a camp supervisor on a major contract , catering manager , project manager and eventually a national contract services manager . |
| 9 | But if recent membership figures are to be believed , Christianity is increasingly becoming a minority activity . |
| 10 | With many of the creative accounting techniques implemented by councils in the 1980s being increasingly subject to central control , in the longer term public-sector capital investment looks very much like becoming a minority interest . |
| 11 | It 's becoming a ghost village . ’ |
| 12 | Some councillors said Richmond was becoming a ghost town and echoed his belief that the store would revitalise trade and bring back locals who shop in Northallerton or Darlington . |
| 13 | At the moment becoming a life governor is , I should think , within the reach of ordinary supporters like myself . |
| 14 | He moved to London , becoming a law clerk and then confidential man of business to Sir Robert Rich , second Earl of Warwick [ q.v . ] . |
| 15 | Before becoming a coastguard officer , Mr Baker spent six years seeing much of the world as a radio operator in the Merchant Navy . |
| 16 | Tony Weller 's threat to ‘ keep a pike ’ implied his intention of becoming a turnpike keeper , i.e. a collector of tolls . |
| 17 | There is a need to protect primary care from becoming a dumping ground for services which need to be provided but which they are currently not resourced to deal with . |
| 18 | * To prevent Nigeria from becoming a dumping ground , the country 's Federal Environmental Protection Agency ( FEPA ) has tightened regulations on the importation of toxic chemicals . |
| 19 | Prison officers at a new jail say it 's becoming a dumping ground for unruly inmates . |
| 20 | And he refuted claims that Bullingdon is becoming a dumping ground for troublemakers . |
| 21 | Britain is fast becoming a sweatshop economy based on cheap labour and no investment and the Tories have proved it . |
| 22 | These are linked up to some rather clever controls : two concentric pots ( one for master volume and pan pickup selector , the other for active treble boost/cut and active bass boost/cut ) , one four-position rotary switch offering ‘ off ’ , active with mid-boost , active , and passive with the bass boost/cut becoming a master tone control , and a mini-switch that allows you to add the P-bass pickup to any switching combination . |
| 23 | Firstly , will you be tackling general structural carpentry and simple furniture making only , or are you intent on becoming a master cabinetmaker ? |
| 24 | Scott-Kilvert 's other interests included membership of the European-Atlantic Group , becoming a committee member in 1984 and an executive editor of its Journal . |
| 25 | After a brief return to London , he went to Manchester , and was soon in business building spinning machines for the cotton mills , from which he graduated to becoming a mill owner himself at New Lanark ( q.v. ) with a thousand employees . |
| 26 | Sheffield-born left-back Beresford came close to becoming a Liverpool player during the close season — until the Anfield side pulled out . |
| 27 | Becoming a helpline volunteer , without pay or telephone expenses , is not a soft option . |
| 28 | HAVING taken your first steps on the road to becoming a video movie maker , you can now begin to run a little . |
| 29 | It is at times like this that I regret not doing a scientific 0-level and becoming a brain surgeon so that no one would ask me to wash up or scrub floors . |
| 30 | He had a meteoric rise winning the Military Cross for leading an attack at Armentieres before becoming a lieutenant colonel in 1916 and being awarded the VC at the Somme . |