Example sentences of "he [adv] become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He soon became a familiar hazard with his dog Kim , ‘ the village terror ’ , and his car in which he would career at fully twenty miles an hour down the narrow lanes . |
| 2 | Noddy began pursuing everything on four wheels , or two , with such enthusiasm that he soon became a familiar sight to the farmers who made their living along the lane . |
| 3 | He soon became a close friend of my parents and was later godfather to my brother Brian . |
| 4 | Like Fanny Walden , he was a small player who could upset opponents by sheer pluck combined with skill , and he soon became a popular figure at Leeds Road . |
| 5 | He soon became a permanent fixture in our Southern and United League teams and his delicate ball-playing skills rapidly earned him the quaint nickname ‘ Lady ’ , and a special place in the affections of Palace supporters . |
| 6 | He thus became a marked man . |
| 7 | First appearing as a newly created knight of the household of Edward II in November 1311 , he rapidly became a central figure at court , obtaining in April 1317 one of the greatest prizes at the king 's disposal : marriage to Margaret de Clare , widow of the former royal favourite , Piers Gaveston , Earl of Cornwall [ q.v. ] , and co-heiress to the estates of her brother , Gilbert de Clare , ninth Earl of Gloucester [ q.v. ] , who had died at Bannockburn . |
| 8 | Jaggard 's first book was registered with the Stationers ' Company on 4 March 1595 ; he rapidly became a successful businessman . |
| 9 | Though Coleridge was lonely , and made ill by the dampness of his rooms , he quickly became a regular attender at chapel , read mathematics for three hours a day , and in ‘ Leisure hours ’ was making translations of Anacreon . |
| 10 | He also became a great favourite with the occupants of the local school bus , which passed his garden gate twice daily . |
| 11 | He also became a familiar weekend guest with friends like the Morleys , the Reads and the Richmonds , although his other duties were such that he was careful to ration the amount of time spent in this way : two weekends a month tended to be enough for him . |
| 12 | He appreciated the openness of American society compared with that of Britain and he also became a strong abolitionist . |
| 13 | He also became a compulsive builder . |
| 14 | Motoring writer Kevin Eason tells of how he nearly became a fatal accident statistic . |
| 15 | Gladly , willingly , he accepted and he again became a familiar figure at our ground as he had been all those years before . |
| 16 | He therefore became a part-time student at Sir John Cass School of Art in London , immediately responding to the sympathetic environment and finding a mentor in the teacher , Mick Williamson , who responded enthusiastically to what he was doing . |
| 17 | He therefore became a part-time student at Sir John Cass School of Art in London , immediately responding to the sympathetic environment and finding a mentor in the teacher , Mick Williamson , who responded enthusiastically to what he was doing . |
| 18 | He subsequently became a national figure and a wealthy man before dying in poverty . |