Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] become a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence their wariness of any human concepts about God which threatened to become a new idolatry that could be mistaken for the reality itself . |
| 2 | This economic slowdown , which threatened to become a full-blown recession , had the effect of highlighting structural weaknesses hitherto obscured by the comfortable consumer-led growth of the previous three years . |
| 3 | At least a portion of the jewish population was saving its skin by allying with the Party , for in April we discover 400 Jewish delegates in Minsk speeding up the fight against Zionism and proposing the closure of their religious schools in Belorussia , a notion which had become a reality by September according to the central press . |
| 4 | There the 12th of July parade had been re-routed to take it away from the ‘ Tunnel ’ , part of the traditional route which had become a Catholic area . |
| 5 | Now the British built a steam cathedral on a piece of land which had become a sort of palimpsest of indigenous and alien power . |
| 6 | While Prince Charles must be relieved to be free of a marriage which had become a sham , he , his family and in the end the British Government have met Diana 's terms . |
| 7 | Television , which had become a major force in American political life , was essential to Reagan 's success in obtaining the Republican nomination in 1980 . |
| 8 | The idea was to get away from the ‘ man in a suit ’ which had become a cliche of space fiction and alien fantasies . |
| 9 | The union was unsuccessful in gaining recognition : ‘ The Ludlow war , one of the more tragic episodes in labor 's history , failed to dissolve the adamantine opposition to unionism , which had become a fixed and immovable article of faith among many of the great industries of the United States ’ ( Taft and Ross , 1969:256 ) . |
| 10 | It was half a mile from the nearest village , which had become a haven for retired and commuting stockbrokers since the war . |
| 11 | But Linda had lost her author , she had spent too much effort and money on an event which had become a disaster . |
| 12 | The Dresden city government gave permission for the rallies to be held , insisting that refusal might have provoked violent demonstrations in the city , which had become a centre of radical right-wing activity since the end of the East German communist regime . |
| 13 | Once again demonstrating the resilience which had become a characteristic of his candidacy , Clinton campaigned strongly in New York , and even chose it as the venue for his first foreign policy speech since December . |
| 14 | I wiped my brow , which had become a little sweaty , and took a last look up at the shadowless wall above . |
| 15 | But their route to the capital , Kigali , ran through the Volcanoes National Park , which had become a battle-ground . |
| 16 | To pre-empt what threatened to become a lynching-party during a march on a nearby Chechen-populated town , the Soviet passed emergency resolutions including the eviction of Chechen residents from the area . |
| 17 | 1952 solution was adopted because it reflected what had become a more theologically certain position on the matter . |
| 18 | The advent of Edna into the household had been a miraculous and totally unexpected blessing , if such a word could be applied to what had become a devastating situation . |
| 19 | But the existence of the offer -however it arose — reminded the town of what once had been a great benefit , and the Company of what had become a great burden , which it had no wish to assume again , however indirectly . |
| 20 | He designed a series of posters including one of Branson himself under the caption ‘ No One is Innocent ’ , an another bearing a swastika made of cannabis leaves , the Virgin logo and what had become a Sex Pistols ' slogan , ‘ Never trust a hippie ’ . |
| 21 | One of the changes she made was to include a check in the action , abandoning what had become a ‘ bouncing ’ action , not through any fault in her father 's design but because the technique of those whose ‘ strength ’ knew ‘ no moderation ’ had superseded those whose playing was ‘ soft and melting ’ Between 1796 , when von Schönfeld used those words , and 1809 when Reichardt wrote his letter , the potential of the new instrument became generally accepted in Vienna . |
| 22 | Parliament approved on Sept. 25 , in what had become a regular routine , the extension of the state of emergency for a further month . |