Example sentences of "[adj] become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a fine spring , the summer of 1980 became a big disappointment and the weather reached something of a soggy climax for the fifth Test at Headingley . |
| 2 | That became a public-relations disaster when anti-American mullahs grabbed power there . |
| 3 | That became a famous story , where they almost cancelled the record because they thought the Manson Family were after them or something ! |
| 4 | Apparently , the institute is considering building a pilot plant , but little is known about its proposals , and clearly we are a long way from that becoming a viable alternative to present-day technology . |
| 5 | Marko in real life succeeded his father as ruler of Prilep , but after 1385 became a Turkish vassal , served in the Turkish army during the battle of Kosovo , and was probably killed fighting for the Turks at Rovine in 1395 . |
| 6 | The British became a dominant influence in Persian life during the nineteenth century ; but to this day many Persians believe that Britain merely exploited Persia for the sake of India throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 7 | This became a forward base for the NPFL , and reports told of ships being diverted to Buchanan and their cargoes used to replenish the rebel supplies . |
| 8 | Dymo decided to change its approach before this became a serious issue . |
| 9 | Green also made much of Claude 's ‘ Air ’ and this became a paramount feature in the Ambleside painter 's work . |
| 10 | This became a strong reason to him for the practice of private confession . |
| 11 | Since this became a standard feature of trusts it is not helpful to treat it as if it were dependent solely on an especially close regard for the testator 's intention . |
| 12 | Glover recalled in later years that ‘ ninety per cent of the population was bitterly disappointed , and this became a tremendous grievance shared by both Protestants and Roman Catholics ’ . |
| 13 | He loved cars , Edouard quickly discovered that , and — since Edouard loved them , too — this became a shared pleasure . |
| 14 | This became a full contract when the [ stevedore ] performed the services by discharging the goods . |
| 15 | This became a massive exercise ; in Keble 's edition it runs to more than 2000 pages . |
| 16 | In 1948 , this became a Jewish town and we took over the building . ’ |
| 17 | This became a national issue focussing on the proposed mining of gold on Croagh Patrick in Co . |
| 18 | The military regimes in power have never been averse to arresting leaders of the political opposition , but only in recent years has this become a systematic practice . |
| 19 | So there 'll clearly be some fight before signs like this become a new feature of the Ridgeway . |
| 20 | If a child is told that a particular outing is to take place tomorrow , this becomes a certain fact in his or her mind . |
| 21 | This becomes a transitional object quite literally ; when Lady Macbeth dies , Macbeth is suddenly seen clutching the very same doll . |
| 22 | So the labels now need to be " translated " , and this becomes a collaborative process with children of different abilities working together . |
| 23 | If they are allowed automatically to keep them , this becomes a major barrier to new entry . |
| 24 | Under stress this becomes a simple word-for-sign or sign-for-word match which solves the immediate problem but does not give meaning . |
| 25 | It remains to be seen whether this becomes a modified form of dispersal power . |
| 26 | Yes , and , and sometimes of course this is , this , this becomes a conscious rationalization for what people are doing are n't they ? |
| 27 | Before this becomes a realistic proposition some developments are necessary . |
| 28 | Because it is so plain and built entirely of concrete , the car-park effect is instantaneous , yet once get clear of the large struts that support the roof , and this becomes a compelling structure , more stadium than church even now but reassuring to the puritanical visitor after the orgy of nineteenth-century frippery elsewhere in the Cité . |
| 29 | The hard fact is that whatever road we choose to travel this becomes a direct cost to our business without adding a single penny to output and , therefore , profitability . |
| 30 | If the software writers arranged that the start of the track has to be detected before the search begins , this becomes a full revolution ; this is made up of half a track to locate the start , and half a track for the search . |