Example sentences of "[vb -s] become a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since INR1 has been made off-limits to baby-boomers it has become a lot less attractive , ’ says Tim Schoonmaker , head of radio at EMAP , a magazine publisher once expected to bid . |
| 2 | Corporate hospitality has become a lot more sophisticated , as the growth of sailing events illustrates . |
| 3 | Open Software Foundation chief David Tory has begun expressing hesitancy about the Novell Inc acquisition of Unix System Laboratories Inc in the US press , noting Novell 's tendency to go its own way and expressing curiosity about how it will handle the Unix Labs infrastructure : Tory said that Novell has become a lot more interested in the Foundation since the acquisition agreement , the implication being that Novell was interested in Unix Labs 's version of Distributed Computing Environment software . |
| 4 | Plumbing undoubtedly involves a number of skills , but with the disappearance of lead as an important plumbing material and the introduction of easy-to-use materials and do-it-yourself ‘ kits ’ for plumbing fittings , it has become a lot easier and more within the reach of the moderately competent amateur . |
| 5 | And so even if we could produce Mercedes Benz over here alright , we probably would n't alright , unless all Mercedes Benz production were specialized over here , production has become a lot more specialized in manufacturing , where you just have large plants producing erm , the entire world production of that particular erm , product . |