Example sentences of "[prep] become [adv] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is one reason why the proportion of over 65s has risen , but it also means that many more old people will grow very old , with much higher chances of becoming very dependent and physically feeble . |
| 2 | If this is not done then the method is in danger of becoming too abstract and distant . |
| 3 | One branch of the molluscs , very early in the group 's history , found a way of becoming highly mobile and yet retaining the protection of a large and heavy shell — they developed gas-filled flotation tanks . |
| 4 | The Government is currently reviewing all the laboratories to identify how best to build on the progress made by each of them towards becoming more commercial and cost-conscious organisations . |
| 5 | So it is necessary to change panel membership to stop conditioning from becoming too strong and this can add greatly to the cost of operating the panel . |
| 6 | Isolation in the staff room can often become part of the community language teacher 's experience but that should not deter the teacher from becoming more outgoing and willing to share , even where others initially are not so forthcoming . |
| 7 | Apart from becoming highly energetic and making the body burn up many more calories daily — a possible but usually very slow method of shedding weight — there is no other way of losing weight than by depriving the body of calories . |
| 8 | It came to have Connolly 's support and was on the way to becoming thoroughly nationalist and republican under Connolly 's influence . |
| 9 | ‘ They do not want a fix but a resolution of the issues , that the Labour Party moves to becoming more democratic and an immediate resolution of the situation on Merseyside . |
| 10 | " The fact that you ca n't take criticism without becoming as personal and spiteful as a neurotic girl is an example of what I mean . " |
| 11 | The recommendation following from this diagnosis is that more attention should be directed to developing these kinds of competence in initial training , not least with regard to teachers spending more time on becoming more skilled and knowledgeable in their own subject specialisms . |
| 12 | Do you react by becoming rather subdued and leaving the protagonists to fight it out ? |