Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] become a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Suddenly , this had become a special event and Lewis knew it , for his playing took on a new intensity as he began to alternate between rock ‘ n ’ roll classics from his early career back in the Fifties Sun era to later country material .
2 This had become a common occurrence .
3 There was growing public concern at the high toll of deaths and injuries among servicemen in peacetime , and this had become a significant factor in the worsening problem of draft-dodging .
4 This had become a degenerative condition due to a fall early in his career .
5 In one feeding centre the room for the dead had become a Koranic school for young children .
6 The Workers ' Travel Association was set up to give workers the opportunity to travel ; it began in a modest way but by the 1950s had become a worldwide organization .
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