Example sentences of "[conj] they have become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in areas close to the sea the newcomers have been predominantly retired couples whose impact i n the local housing market has again caused resentment in those regions where they have become concentrated , such as Devon and Cornwall . |
| 2 | Of the three quarters ( 78 per cent ) of those registering as unemployed who had previously been in work , only six per cent volunteered that they had become unemployed as the result of a temporary job coming to an end . |
| 3 | The Revenue will not impose interest or penalties on anyone who has simply misunderstood the position , but will consider doing so where someone has knowingly made false or fraudulent declarations on the registration form , or deliberately failed to inform their bank or building society that they had become liable to tax . |
| 4 | They suddenly realize that they have become obedient parents and that a tyrannical toddler is effectively ‘ running ’ the household . |
| 5 | Of this number the great majority went unrecorded , probably even unobserved , but a very few made such an impact on human affairs that they have become significant historical events , and have been described and discussed in the minutest detail . |
| 6 | It is far easier to prevent behaviour problems from developing than it is to correct them once they have become entrenched habits . |
| 7 | The performers are a Czech band called Czecho-Mor … and they 've become regular visitors . |
| 8 | There are 30 craftsmen at Bringwyn and they 've become blase about working in a stately Victorian ballroom . |
| 9 | The girls ' parents had held her in high regard and they had become firm friends . |
| 10 | I suggested to Wilson that there had to be a short cooling-off period , after which Max Aitken would be a suitable person to go to Rhodesia as an unofficial ambassador , since in the war he had flown with Smith in the RAF and they had become good friends . |
| 11 | He flung her hands away from him as if they had become loathsome . |
| 12 | He glanced at the working slaves , and saw that their skin ran with fluid from fresh blisters and their eyes were bloodshot , the eyebrows and lashes singed to nothing ; many of them walked awkwardly , as if they had become deformed . |
| 13 | Poor quality jack plugs and sockets can also introduce noise , especially if they have become dirty or corroded . |
| 14 | All the riders hate these transfers , but they have become necessary . |
| 15 | It 's not a matter for ruling people out because they 've become unemployed , through no fault of their own , absolutely not . |
| 16 | The girls at the Project talk with one another freely about their personal lives , and experiences and problems , and can describe and understand their situation better because they have become used to discussing it . |
| 17 | For example , most people will be quite content with a two-ounce portion of prawns , because they have become accustomed to eating a modest quantity of an expensive food , while with many fish — cod , for instance — six ounces would be a more usual serving . |
| 18 | Since they had become used to hospitals it was believed both unfair to them and impracticable in resettlement terms to ship them out to the community . |
| 19 | It was only later , after they had become engaged , that he had seemed to change , so slowly at first that she was scarcely even aware of it happening until , one day at a party given by a fellow student , someone , she could n't even remember who , had planted a playful kiss on her cheek . |
| 20 | Another helpful procedure would be to let children who are learning to read silently have some experience of reading aloud , to one another , passages of their own choosing , not ‘ from cold ’ , as a test of reading skill , but after they have become familiar with a text in general terms and have perhaps had a chance to look closely at syntax or vocabulary found to be perplexing . |
| 21 | There have always been surprisingly few monopolies though they have become principal protectors of the exclusivity of the legal profession . |
| 22 | After the revolution , Romanians sat in their flats lit by a maximum of two 40-watt bulbs by order , usually wearing winter coats as they had become accustomed to years of sudden power cuts , and watched television pictures of their late rulers perusing menus to decide what to eat . |