Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [adv] become a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arthur Ramsey gave Michael a book by a scientist ( Romanes ) who was once an atheist and later became a believer . |
| 2 | How the hell did a man stop being an agent and suddenly become a civil servant ? |
| 3 | Three triplet quavers appear fairly early in the piece and then become a frequent feature , but of course these can be regarded as a diminution of cell b in its three-note form . |
| 4 | He entered Chichester Theological College and later became a curate in Lincolnshire . |
| 5 | His close friendship with Beatrix Potter [ q.v. ] encouraged her to publish her earliest books and later to become a generous donor of land to the National Trust . |
| 6 | Amphibious raiding along the Channel coast and elsewhere became a coordinated intelligence gathering operation in preparation for the opening of a Second Front by the invasion of Europe , plans for which entailed amphibious training for large armies , pre-empting men and equipment from possible large raids . |
| 7 | Furthermore , especially when blooms are double or have many petals , it is quite likely that spent blooms will collapse into a rain-soaked soggy mess that quickly becomes a haven a breeding ground for mildew . |
| 8 | A motor vehicle which is being towed by another motor vehicle both remains a motor vehicle and also becomes a trailer . |
| 9 | In the sample year ( 1985 ) , Malcolm Fairley , known as ‘ The Fox ’ , was sentenced at the end of February and immediately became a legendary sex beast to whom several subsequent reports explicitly referred . |
| 10 | The dominant Labour Party included large sections of industrial South Wales which was openly hostile , fearing that devolution would separate Wales from the economic and social structure of England and perhaps become a paradise for linguistic nationalists . |
| 11 | And one of the most experienced U-boat commanders , Adalbert Schnee , who had been on sixteen patrols and later became a member of Dönitz 's staff , gave evidence that it was contrary to orders to kill survivors and that there could be no excuse for what Eck had done . |
| 12 | The android continues to fulfil all its courtly duties and even becomes a trusted confidant of the Emperor , and the princess discovers it actually makes a better lover than the original . |
| 13 | It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy , though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race . |
| 14 | His name is Bob Skinner and he was a pilot officer in the last war and then became a teacher at the technical college in Carlisle . |
| 15 | Her brother , Merfyn , began training with his uncle as a motor engineer and eventually became a technical journalist . |
| 16 | Under William and his son — and successor — Joseph Dalton Hooker ( 1817–1911 ) , Kew began to acquire facilities for studying exotic plants and soon became a centre of international importance . |
| 17 | Julie and Tim married in August 1984 and later Julie , deciding teaching was too tame , set up an import and export business and then became a marketing consultant promoting boysenberries , a New Zealand soft fruit . |
| 18 | An important example is George Crabbe , who grew up in poverty but eventually became a priest ; although his poetry is deeply informed by the experience of poverty , he is alienated in many respects from the class into which he was born . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | It specialises in Secessionist and German Expressionist art but later became a showcase for the work of Grandma Moses . |
| 22 | The opening thrust of ‘ The Headmaster Ritual ’ brought immediate impact and soon became a favourite with all who had bad experiences at school ( which is everyone ) . |
| 23 | This attractive black-white mammal widely liked by people and already become a symbol of conservation efforts … |
| 24 | Originally this was a track which followed a ridge of higher ground and later became a main route for Welsh drovers taking their cattle to be fattened in Northampton before going on to market in London . |
| 25 | Boppard , for example , was a royal residence of the Merovingian Franks and later became a Free Imperial City . |
| 26 | During the Turkish occupation the church was used as a mosque and later became a Jesuit monastery . |
| 27 | prepare detailed specifications of plant items and thereby become a discerning and knowledgeable purchaser of equipment and services ; |
| 28 | a funny thing the , the chappy who you know erm was in the Neighbours and then became a pop star and all the rest |
| 29 | In the Czech Republic , a local company named Cesopot that recently became a BP distributor is about to sign with Unipart as its distributor too . |
| 30 | 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 . |