Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] become an " in BNC.
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| 1 | By virtue of not developing , you stand still and eventually become an anachronism . ’ |
| 2 | Slatter also served on the county committee for 30 years , edited the club handbook , and eventually became an Honorary member of both Buckinghamshire and the Minor Counties Cricket Association . |
| 3 | he never took much part in college life and eventually became an object of derision among medical students , who called him ‘ Mummy Jones ’ . |
| 4 | The worst fate that could befall any relative or follower was to be declared a ‘ broken man ’ : that is , either by punitive official proceedings or by some family banishment , to be removed from the protection of the surname and so become an outlaw , fair prey for any enemy , English or Scottish . |
| 5 | In that way it would increase the number of such clients supported and thus become an even more cost-effective service . |
| 6 | Thomas Cook began as a tour operator organizing and selling his own tours and soon became an agent as well , selling all kinds of travel on behalf of other suppliers , particularly the railway companies . |
| 7 | In his first spell with the Palace , Steve matured under Dick Graham , Arthur Rowe and Bert Head and quickly became an important part of Palace 's sides in the late 1960s , when his talented inside-forward or midfield displays were one of the hallmarks of Palace performances . |
| 8 | He worked among the poor of the Shankill Road , and later became an evangelist in America . |
| 9 | His attractive , well-stocked garden overlooks open country towards Guisborough and often becomes an extension of his studio . |
| 10 | He paid £200 for hand-crafted boots from Northampton , and even became an EastEnder by residence . |
| 11 | If a Government who embraced the social charter were returned from the Opposition parties , would we not soon be back in those waters and simply become an industrial desert ? |
| 12 | A brickie does not college N B Qs he needs to build his first house and first novel and immediately becoming an international best seller . |
| 13 | His ‘ Sanspareil ’ , which competed unsuccessfully in the Rainhill locomotive trials of 1829 , instituted by the directors of the London and Manchester Railway and won by the ‘ Rocket ’ of Robert Stephenson [ q.v. ] , gave excellent service until 1844 and then became an exhibit at the Science Museum , London . |
| 14 | WILLIAM was ordained as a Church of Scotland Minister but later became an army Chaplain ; he served in India for several years and wrote a series of books on the country which are still highly regarded . |
| 15 | Certainly , it has not as yet become an issue of widespread social concern , despite the increasing problem with younger age groups . |