Example sentences of "[v-ing] become a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since microwaving became a recognised method of cooking on catering students ' curricula , the level of microwave knowledge sits equally alongside that of steaming , frying and grill work alike . |
| 2 | In practice , then , the Lords is tending to become a nominated chamber . |
| 3 | Brian Smith , this season 's Oxford University captain who is looking to become a dual international by adding Irish caps to the six he has won already for Australia , plays against some of his former Wallaby team-mates on Sunday at Iffley Road . |
| 4 | She is training to become a Chartered Engineer . |
| 5 | ‘ But I have to be honest and say I never marked her as someone who was going to become a great journalist . |
| 6 | In this latter case , we are considering a form of videoconferencing and there seems little doubt that desktop , dial-up videoconferencing is going to become a major area of growth both as an application in itself and as a component of other multimedia applications . |
| 7 | So therefore , the decline is just going to become a natural part of agricultural |
| 8 | But they 're waiting for him at the telecottage , a converted school which is due to run out of HIE and BT funding soon and is aiming to become a profitable business , specialising in desk-top publishing , graphic design and printing . |
| 9 | BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE : England 's Under-21 goalkeeper David James is aiming to become a permanent fixture at Anfield |
| 10 | SINCE the 1850s , when microfilming became a practical possibility , enthusiasts for this medium have said that it would eventually replace the printed book . |
| 11 | But I see no evidence of Scotland having become a classless society ! |
| 12 | DARLINGTON 'S unsettled Gary Gill , having become a free agent , has joined Fourth Division promotion chasers Cardiff City . |
| 13 | Franca 's tall glistening machine , still intact and in charge in spite of her having become a running spark , inducted these new , obvious , problems with a certain satisfaction . |
| 14 | At a school in Chapel-en-le-Frith he acquired proficiency in Latin and Greek , intending to become a dissenting minister or attorney . |
| 15 | The Texas company is hoping to become a dominant supplier of image-based software by 1995 and includes on its board former Ashton-Tate vice chairman Ed Esber and Sun Microsystems Inc 's former chief financial officer Robert Smith . |
| 16 | A NEW Toyota factory in Australia means a huge increase in business for Courtaulds Coatings , which is hoping to become a leading supplier . |
| 17 | Sparc laptop house , San Diego , California-based , RDI Corp , is finally getting around to telling us that it 's out of the kidding around stage and trying to become a real company . |
| 18 | The CSU has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners , Munich punks and aerospace engineers . |
| 19 | However , our children are still very young and I think my wife would find it difficult if evening and weekend working became a regular commitment . ’ |
| 20 | THE BMC , which at present enjoys the vague legal status of an unincorporated association , is proposing to become a limited company — a move which will make things easier for legal purposes in a number of ways . |