Example sentences of "a [noun sg] become a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This part is then laminated , with a photograph to become a multi-purpose ID card ( for use in the library ; presented when collecting LEA award cheques ; deposited against software loans at computer centre reception ; displayed on candidates ' desks during examinations , used to activate overnight access locks , etc . ) . |
| 2 | What had been the cone of a volcano became a circular depression — we call it a caldera — some thirty square miles in area into which the sea poured . |
| 3 | In this way , such a configuration becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy , because people come to form their self-understanding on the basis of ‘ psychologism ’ and the theory seems to be confirmed in people 's experience as a result of this process . |
| 4 | When a woman is politically involved , the decision to have or not have a child becomes a political decision as well and not just a question of personal wishes . |
| 5 | He knew he had gone down the road no cop should take , namely that of allowing the pursuit of a criminal to become a personal vendetta . |
| 6 | She was 15 at the time of the wedding , and was to present him with seven children , among them the future Charles I. She also presented him with an embarrassing situation by deciding after a while to become a Roman Catholic . |
| 7 | And just as she was feeling sure and secure , a smile becoming a real part of her as she gloried in the feeling growing between them , Lucy gave her to understand that she was going away for three weeks . |
| 8 | What 's Can you remember what the point in a conversation is where a speaker has a chance to become a new speaker ? |
| 9 | The fate of a watchman became a major element in burgh politics in this district , for although Captain James Cunningham was clearly sympathetic to John Main on personal grounds , there was more at stake than the solvency of a single family . |
| 10 | Once planted , and whether 10 or 50ft high , a tree becomes a focal point around which to build a complete plant community . |
| 11 | Pitt-Rivers retired in 1890 , though keeping the honorary title and acting as a consultant , but with his death in 1900 the post lapsed , and the act as a whole became a dead letter . |
| 12 | The same tug of war you see in any family when the beautiful love affair with a baby becomes a demanding relationship with a little person with an invincible will . |
| 13 | ‘ Right from the credits sequence , with a double becoming a triple screen we know we 're in for a goody . |
| 14 | Against the most potent forward line in the country , what had been a shambles became a solid spine . |
| 15 | When a rat became a competent maze-runner , Lashley removed part of its cerebral cortex and checked to see whether the animal could still find its way through the maze . |
| 16 | The promised War Risk Compensation Scheme did not appear until 19 February 1915 and their Lordships seemed to have forgotten altogether that under the Merchant Shipping Act the moment a ship became a total wreck , from whatever cause , the wages of its crew ceased to be paid , leaving both sailors and their dependents in " an unenviable position " . |
| 17 | Randi asks when a statement becomes a scientific claim . |
| 18 | The sense that many potential carers are guarding their own positions in situations where the care of a relative becomes a live issue in a family , is matched by the very clear message that older people in particular are wary of asking too much of their relatives , or of ‘ having ’ to rely on them . |
| 19 | A neutron star has a radius of about ten miles , only a few times the critical radius at which a star becomes a black hole . |
| 20 | The major amendments are : to s 1 , CA 1985 to allow a private limited company to be formed or to operate with only one member ; to s 24 , CA 1985 so that it no longer applies to private limited companies ( so , if a company becomes a single member company as a result , say , of the transfer of the shares of one of two members to the other , the sole member will not lose the benefit of limited liability as could formerly be the case ) ; to s 122(1) ( e ) of the Insolvency Act 1986 so that it no longer applies to private limited companies . |
| 21 | Since then Gilford has nursed an ambition to become a major figure in the game and has proved one of the strong men on the PGA European tour . |
| 22 | In order for an exchange to become a recognised investment exchange , it must demonstrate to the SIB that , inter alia : ( a ) it has financial resources sufficient for the proper performance of its functions ; ( b ) that it has rules and practices which ensure that business conducted by means of its facilities is conducted in an orderly manner , affording proper protection to investors ; ( c ) it limits dealings on the exchange to investments in which there is a proper market ; ( d ) where relevant , issuers of investments dealt in on the exchange are required to comply with such obligations as will , so far as possible , afford to persons dealing in the investments proper information for determining their current value ; ( e ) it has its own arrangements for ensuring performance of transactions effected on the exchange or ensures their performance by means of services provided under clearing arrangements made by it with a recognised clearing house ; ( f ) it has ( or secures the provision on its behalf of ) satisfactory arrangements for recording the transaction effected on the exchange ; ( g ) it has adequate arrangements and resources for the effective monitoring and enforcement of compliance with its rules and any clearing arrangements made by it ; ( h ) it has effective arrangements for the investigation of complaints in respect of business transacted by means of its facilities ; and ( i ) it is able and willing to promote and maintain high standards of integrity and fair dealing in the carrying on of investment business and to co-operate by the sharing of information and otherwise with regulators . |
| 23 | The former Spurs manager has rejected an offer to become a joint owner of the Bedfordshire club . |
| 24 | She shooed it off , vindictively giving it an urge to become a great landscape painter in place of its rope obsession . |