Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] become a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Verderers might also be removed from office on a report by the Justice of the Forest to the Chancery that they were incapacitated by old age or sickness , or occupied with other duties , or were insufficiently qualified in that they held no land within the forest and did not dwell there , or had committed or connived at trespasses of vert or venison , or had become a paid officer of the forest , or , in one case , had ‘ entered the priestly order ’ . |
| 2 | Within the precincts of the White Tower , guarded by magical illusions of great cunning , he learned the intricacies of sorcery , and rose to become a true master of High Magic . |
| 3 | The postponement — announced at the beginning of the year and rationalized on the grounds that , with legislative and presidential elections due to be held in 1992 , a third set of elections would have involved undue expense — was also condemned by a growing number of student protesters and threatened to become a key issue in the campaign leading up to the presidential elections in December . |
| 4 | For her sake , Harry had abandoned his political ambitions , and had become a simple man of the church . |
| 5 | At school he had been an ace rugby player and had become a big burly man . |
| 6 | By the time of his third Melbourne Cup in November he had already won eight races as a five-year-old and had become a national idol , but the handicapper had shovelled ten stone ten pounds on his back for the Cup , so it was no disgrace when he could finish only eighth . |
| 7 | I drew this item to the attention of congress last year since when my branch has lost thirty four members to new caps including one who was making good progress and had become a national delegate . |
| 8 | Money , said Constance , no longer had any relevance to the value of half a dozen eggs or a side of mutton , but had become a separate commodity for rich men to play with . |
| 9 | Farnlucher told the jury he was trained as a medic by the German Luftwaffe but had become a certified osteopath through an American University . |