Example sentences of "[noun sg] it become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once she had recovered full consciousness it became clear that she had entirely lost the power of speech . |
| 2 | When we consider the essential role of susceptibility it becomes plain that the people who caught a cold in the bus were ‘ ill ’ before they ever stepped onto it , for if they had been healthy they would never have picked up the bugs in the first place . |
| 3 | After much uncertainty it became plain that the Russians could not expect Mr Aziz to return to Moscow until late on Thursday ; he was expected to go at once to see Mikhail Gorbachev . |
| 4 | Suppose that in the future it becomes possible to predict others ' behaviour more efficiently by observation and computation than by the always hazardous venture of trying to fathom the mysteries of the human heart . |
| 5 | At first , researchers attempted to place this style in the area from which it was assumed to originate — perhaps Persia , China or Central Asia — but through historical research it became clear that this was based on the false premise that the cloth was made in the original style of a certain group of people . |
| 6 | At first light it became clear that HMS Impregnable had carried five miles across shoal water from the Dean to a position about half way between Langstone and Chichester harbours , approximately half a mile from Hayling Island . |
| 7 | When a piece of quicklime was held in the tip of the flame it became white hot and glowed brilliantly . |
| 8 | Returning to the circuit it became apparent that it would be wise to fly a larger pattern than normal for a microlight type aircraft , because of the good glide ratio , and I was advised to throttle back and fly at around 45 knots . |
| 9 | Through the composition of the Committee it became legitimate for the Board and the District to negotiate with the LEAs jointly or independently over their provision — a new development which Jacques valued highly as it was an explicit , formal recognition of the District as the Responsible Body for the organisation of WEA classes and courses . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ When police officers attended the scene it became apparent that the media were also in attendance — how they came to be in attendance is not known and not through any action on our part . |
| 11 | By 1852 the Court was established in the form which it was to retain until 1870 , and from its inception it became clear that this was not only a new Court but a new type of court . |
| 12 | After the war it became clear to her that the one heroic thing she was even faintly equipped to do with her life was to teach herself to die honourably , by which she meant without fear . |
| 13 | After a moment it became clear that Alexei was excusing himself . |
| 14 | The moment it becomes unprofitable to do so , there is no doubt in my mind that the tree-farmers will abandon these forests . |
| 15 | Once the Austrian had levelled the match it became evident that Durie was on shaky ground . |
| 16 | Once public debate is permitted in the election period it becomes hard to prohibit it at other times . |
| 17 | On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved . |
| 18 | Their hopes were short-lived however when at a subsequent meeting it became apparent that the study was to concentrate on settlement patterns in the region , ( a well-worn path taken in an attempt to justify existing policies advocating the centralisation of rural development ) , rather than the more fundamental questions of how existing patterns of land ownership influence these settlement patterns . |
| 19 | During the course of the meeting it became clear that the council is considering withdrawing the bill for a second time in the hope of being able to adopt a new parliamentary order-making procedure under the 1992 Transport and Public Works Act , which may come into force in the next parliamentary session . |
| 20 | But , as Hoet , Baere , Tazzi and I discussed the exhibition , at a certain point it became clear that one of the best ways to talk about art is to let art speak for itself . |
| 21 | At this point it becomes impossible to determine in what exact sequence events happen but essentially computer memory dropped below $1,000 for a megabyte which allowed a complete page of A4 paper to be created in memory at 300 dots per inch . |
| 22 | From this vantage point it becomes clearer , showing its rounded back to the west and a steep series of crags , cliffs and gullies to the north and east . |
| 23 | So deviation is a matter of degree , and at some indefinite point it becomes significant not that a writer has chosen x rather than y or z , but that he has chosen x at all . |
| 24 | Before phylloxera , it had not been necessary to prune and train , although vine training systems were widely practised — after phylloxera it became essential . |
| 25 | And that one that had wandered off from the rest it became aware that it was lost . |
| 26 | As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly . |
| 27 | I mean at the end of the day it becomes subjective , like choosing wallpaper . |
| 28 | It became a standing joke that we would eventually work together , and then one day it became serious . |
| 29 | One day it became stranded in shallow water and was rescued by a humble fisherman . |
| 30 | The hull was unrecognisable as such ; half out of water it became unidentifiable debris . |