Example sentences of "become involved " in BNC.
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| 1 | Older people are now becoming involved in an increasingly wide range of activities . |
| 2 | And while some parents complain to the head teacher about their children becoming involved with the RUC , at least one headmistress was reported as being committed to the community relations programme , telling parents that she was responsible for their education and that they could move their child if they objected to the way this was done ( FN 10/2/87 , p. 7 ) . |
| 3 | But that has led to him becoming involved in an ‘ appalling number ’ of outside bodies , in addition to being chancellor of Aston University and a trustee of the Bournville village . |
| 4 | One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something . |
| 5 | Rank 's policy of having nothing to do with television prevented Balcon from becoming involved in any of the bids to secure a commercial television franchise in 1955 , and ensured that the film industry had no stake in the new medium . |
| 6 | It is even clear how long they are expected to grieve before becoming involved in ordinary life again . |
| 7 | It is appropriate to add a few words at this point that might help avert the possibility of becoming involved in any extensive debate about whether associative changes of the sort described here should really be thought of as instances of perceptual learning , producing changes in the perceived similarity of the stimuli . |
| 8 | This sequence is saved from being completely arbitrary by the narrator becoming involved in the plan of others . |
| 9 | Talk together about what kind of behaviour is illegal and make sure they know the consequences of becoming involved in crime . |
| 10 | These ‘ friendships ’ , however , tended to involve a third party , for as Bair stresses , it was not possible to be close to de Beauvoir without becoming involved with Sartre as well . |
| 11 | He did not want to be around when they told him ; he had enough to do without becoming involved in a domestic squabble . |
| 12 | In these circumstances the analyst can not help becoming involved , particularly if he or she has elderly relatives in similar situations , and it is sometimes difficult to retain objectivity . |
| 13 | You just ca n't help becoming involved in the action ! |
| 14 | ( Some suggest that part of its secretiveness arises from a fear of becoming involved in the litigation instituted by injured patients . ) |
| 15 | On 4 May Parliament endorsed the declaration of war on France and Spain , thereby becoming involved in the War of the Spanish Succession , which had followed the attempts of Louis XIV to install his grandson on the throne of Spain , and his invasion of Holland . |
| 16 | We might surmise that the separations John experienced between the ages of two and seven years resulted in the development of an internal blueprint predicting that close relationships were unlikely to be sustained , and cautioning against becoming involved with others . |
| 17 | She would worry that Kelly was becoming involved in the sleazy aftermath of her father 's death . |
| 18 | Also , greed and money and success start becoming involved in the music then , and I think that 's when it sucks . |
| 19 | Some have argued that by becoming involved in local government we had brought the whole disaster upon ourselves . |
| 20 | Ms Hatton suggested that many health workers were wary of becoming involved with those who had attempted suicide because they found the topic ‘ frightening ’ . |
| 21 | A further trend could be for increasing numbers of small transactions with individual investors becoming involved , providing both management expertise and money , as some of those who benefited from the earlier buyout boom recycle their profits . |
| 22 | But when older people form groups with the intention of becoming involved , or rather re-involved , in the wider social context , they raise their own self-image and the status of older people generally by showing society that they are full citizens who have to be reckoned with . |
| 23 | In seemed that Honda was therefore able to get the benefits from the relationship between the companies , without becoming involved with the responsibilities of ownership . |
| 24 | ‘ Constance , ’ Miss Hatherby reproached her , ‘ I have no intention of becoming involved in your mother 's business . |
| 25 | They were also resistant to becoming involved , although it was not clear whether anyone had tried hard to encourage them . |
| 26 | For instance , if the spouse does not speak much , if any , English , limitations on finding work or becoming involved in the local community are bound to arise . |
| 27 | A drawback is that you might find many different professionals gradually becoming involved with you and your family , which can be confusing . |
| 28 | More coaches with international credibility are becoming involved , e.g. Ian Barclay , Bill Knight , Mark Cox , Nick Brown and David Felgate and one or two of the older players are starting to look interesting e.g. Andrew Richardson . |
| 29 | My research indicates a variety of routes to class , trade union and gender consciousness and the probability of interaction between several factors : hardships experienced in a working-class childhood ; changes in household structure , such as taking over the ‘ man 's ’ role of breadwinner ; becoming involved in industrial action ; developing a new awareness of how social life is organised through contact with political or trade union ideologies ; and just growing older and having more time free from actual and ideological family constraints . |
| 30 | Senior executives of Compania de Telefonos de Chile SA told the Honduran President , Rafael Callejas , that their company was interested in becoming involved in a future privatisation of the telecommunications company in Honduras , Reuter reports from Santiago . |