Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] become [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If by next spring he becomes this country 's first heavyweight holder for nearly 100 years , he intends to make the challengers come to him . |
| 2 | He retired in 1939 , but with the outbreak of war he became scientific adviser to the Iron and Steel Research Council and then entered the steel industry , becoming in 1943 director of research of Richard Thomas & Co . |
| 3 | Three weeks later , on the day I became Prime Minister , my first impulse was to sit down in the study which had been Harold 's and write him a letter of appreciation and grateful thanks . |
| 4 | The hull was unrecognisable as such ; half out of water it became unidentifiable debris . |
| 5 | Once these structures went out of use they became ready depositories for rubbish ( Jones 1979b ) , which can be difficult to distinguish from material reflecting the use of the building . |
| 6 | The competition Commissioner noted that although cooperation agreements between shipping companies are not in themselves illegal , once they result in elimination of effective competition they become illicit cartels . |
| 7 | Once a Bill or a proposed measure requiring parliamentary approval enters the lists and it is realised that an environmental impact assessment must be produced , and once it is decided to commission an environmental impact assessment it becomes public property . |
| 8 | After University he became National Officer of the British Mountaineering Council based in Manchester , and later Director of the International School of Mountaineering at Leysin in Switzerland . |
| 9 | It had been reported that Smith was to send a written offer to Celtic for Aitken , and although Smith would not specify the amount it became common knowledge that it was for around £300,000 . |
| 10 | To Duane 's unease she becomes immediate confidant to his sharp-tongued wife — and he 's soon convinced that his inadequacies and foibles are chief topics of discussion . |
| 11 | Sir Roger , Wykeham Professor of Physics at Oxford from 1974 to 1989 , was a Delegate from 1971 to 1988 , the year he became chief executive . |
| 12 | The following year he became chief executive when the then chairman and chief executive , , left to pursue his political ambitions . |
| 13 | However , the enforcement agent in a compliance system regards prosecution as a sign of failure , where in a sanctioning system it becomes visible evidence that he has done his job . |
| 14 | After this confrontation they were quite kind , and in time we became good friends . |
| 15 | By the time they become experienced buyers , they will realise that the partnership between them and the lender is like a marriage — it 's not that easily broken ! |
| 16 | In fact it becomes two articles — one for punchcard machines still called ‘ Simply Silver ’ and one for electronics featured separately as ‘ Silver Scene ’ . |
| 17 | After a four year first team career was ended by injury he became reserve player-coach and progressed to become Lyall 's first team coach . |