Example sentences of "to become [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Preces and sermons , together with his controversial works , were to cause Andrewes to become regarded as the leader in time and eminence of the Anglo-Catholic movement . |
| 2 | If the polymer sample is oriented , by drawing a fibre , or by applying tension to a film , the crystallites tend to become aligned in the direction of the stress and the X-ray pattern is improved . |
| 3 | The political and intellectual ‘ zeitgiest ’ of England in the Thirties appears to have suited James ' radical and romantic temperament ; this period of intense political ferment gave James the opportunity to become embroiled in the great political and ideological debates that so dominated the times . |
| 4 | The showers fairly widespread at first , will tend to become confined to the western counties by the early hours of Monday . |
| 5 | ‘ The rapid inflation of the tailcone and empennages imposed a high differential pressure across the tailplane 's skins causing the upper panels to become detached from the main structure . |
| 6 | At this stage , the NILP sought to become incorporated within the wider Labour Party and to play a full role in the state-wide struggle against the Tories . |
| 7 | It is perfectly possible to build a tag that , for example , creates a blank page before it but is not allowed to become separated from the next block of text . |
| 8 | Rob Hill , one of England 's relative newcomers , gave them the lead , following up at a 10th-minute penalty corner , but the team allowed themselves to become rattled by the umpiring and Lahore equalised after 50 minutes . |
| 9 | Rob Hill , one of England 's relative newcomers , gave them the lead , following up at a 10th-minute penalty corner , but the team allowed themselves to become rattled by the umpiring and Lahore equalised after 50 minutes . |
| 10 | Even ‘ getting away from it all ’ was to become absorbed into the logic of the third stage in the development of Braverman 's universal market , in which : ‘ a product cycle ’ invents new products and services , some of which become indispensable as the conditions of modern life change to destroy alternatives ’ . |
| 11 | Seeking to become domiciled in the United Kingdom |
| 12 | However , there are times when the taxpayer will want to become domiciled in the United Kingdom . |
| 13 | Once again Day-Lewis manages almost chameleon-like to become subsumed by the part he is acting and although here it is basically one dimensional he persuades easily that this is his actual persona . |
| 14 | This power , above all things should be the unfailing ally of the forces trying to maintain law and order but it has been allowed to become weakened to the point that it is almost non-existent in the mental make-up of a great many people . |
| 15 | It was easy to become mesmerized by the size of the budget , but when you looked at it in detail you found that almost half went on pensions and other payments to the elderly ; that 20 per cent went to families with children ; 17 per cent went to the unemployed ; and that 13 per cent went to the sick and disabled . |
| 16 | This disturbing event proved to be of great significance , since it taught me never to allow ideas to become rooted in the mind . |
| 17 | Though their work on evolutionary theory was complementary , Wallace has tended to become overshadowed by the religious and scientific furore that accompanied the publication of Darwin 's The Origin of Species . |
| 18 | Only a few years ago no-one in the transport industry ever really thought about BS5750 and it was n't until companies started feeling pressure from customers , particularly in the field of hazardous goods that minds started to become focused on the benefits . |
| 19 | Ice motion causes the meteorites to become concentrated in the same sort of way that mountain streams concentrate deposits of gold or other heavy minerals in ‘ lenses ’ or into layered structures . |
| 20 | It was because of this close association with the butchers and cattle drovers , that the Rottweiler was to become known as the metzgerhunt , or butcher 's dog . |
| 21 | In the wake of the battle , things were very dangerous for Peden and his supporters ; the Dragoons had become even more ruthless and what were to become known as The Killing Times had begun . |
| 22 | Branson had drawn up what was to become known as the ‘ Million List ’ — the number of things that had to be taken care of in the next three months before the airline could fly . |
| 23 | With our secular , modern spirit , we need to become attuned to the Bible , in order to appreciate its power to transform our minds and hearts . |
| 24 | This will be sufficient to investigate the energy range in which the electromagnetic forces should become unified with the weak forces according to the Salam-Weinberg theory , but not the enormously high energy at which the weak and electromagnetic interactions would be predicted to become unified with the strong interactions . |
| 25 | Harris was born at Henley-upon-Avon , but the family soon moved to Birmingham , where he was later to become associated with the Shakespeare Institute . |
| 26 | Its history was of minor significance in itself , although its activities did lead to a degree of confrontation which acted as a precursor to the political violence later to become associated with the BUF in the 1930s . |
| 27 | Teachers and their pupils commented on the initial drafts of the tests which were then revised in preparation for wider scale trials in schools which were to become associated with the project in its second phase from September 1984 . |
| 28 | The highest achievement a human being can aspire to is to become centred in the intuitive mind , guided and supported by our inner teacher and listening with an aware and practised inner ear . |
| 29 | I am convinced that it would be foolish for the Government to formulate policy until we are clear , from the European Court , what that policy should avoid so as not to become entangled in the law . |
| 30 | The only way forward for Scottish women 's football is to become affiliated to the S F A and I can remember back as far , as far back as nineteen seventy one when we pushed for that and agreed to recognise us . |