Example sentences of "become [adj] [adv] with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darwinism destroys the presumption that a separate organism functions primarily to preserve itself ( as do simpler homeostatic systems which do not reproduce ) ; it shows me that even at the biological level my spontaneity only secondarily and partially serves myself , and invites the reflection that behaving consistently to my own advantage became conceivable only with the clarification of my viewpoint in contrast with others , which in turn implies that I have been assuming other viewpoints from the beginning of self-consciousness . |
| 2 | The jet crashed in a ball of flame , destroying 15 cars and damaging 10 more but further evidence of the good fortune became clear yesterday with the sight of the aircraft wreckage embedded in mud . |
| 3 | In this way , the unfortunate Guy Fawkes became linked indissolubly with the autumn solstice and its fire-lighting rituals , which were imitative magical ceremonies designed to keep the power of the sun from waning . |
| 4 | Although the USA had been successful in persuading the UN Trusteeship Council ( where the Soviet Union had no power of veto ) to declare the trusteeship terminated in 1986 , little diplomatic recognition had been extended to the FSM or to the Marshall Islands , since the view was widely held that termination could become effective only with the approval of the Security Council . |
| 5 | Such research has become possible only with the advent of tunable lasers , which can emit light over a range of wavelengths . |
| 6 | Generally , women become familiar quickly with the scent of their infants , and can recognise their baby by smell alone only a few days after birth . |
| 7 | The police became irritated too with the need to check her unsubstantiated claim that there were communist arms dumps and Russian involvement in plans for revolutionary uprisings . |