Example sentences of "[noun sg] became the main " in BNC.

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1 With the build-up of foreign forces in Saudi Arabia anti-Americanism became the main thrust of Libyan policy .
2 This new town became the main shopping and business office centre .
3 The workplace became the main interface between these economic and political pressures and the members of linguistic minorities … the role of language in the workplace is a crucial factor in helping us understand the relations of production in which members of linguistic minorities are involved .
4 With the abolition of rates , ownership and use of property became the main economic activity that was not taxed , unless it was the income of private landlords .
5 Especially in accounts of how one sibling became the main carer for a parent , there is a sense of people guarding their own position , lest too much should be expected of them .
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