Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] become [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In old buildings this has become a problem , but one we have overcome by the design of modular cabinets . |
| 2 | He says : ‘ We are making more and more DCDs — Driver Controlled Deliveries — where the driver not only delivers a tanker of petrol to a filling station , but is trained to unload it into the underground storage tanks ’ This has become a necessity , as more and more petrol stations are operated by one person locked behind security windows . |
| 3 | Above all , what is clear is that this has become a poker game only for those with the steadiest of nerves . |
| 4 | This has become a commonplace of gerontology , yet — among the general public — jokes are still made as to old so and so being " past it " , and the elderly man with a young wife still tends to be a figure of mockery or disapprobation ( the elderly woman with a young husband even more so ) . |
| 5 | In 1984–5 the sector returned a loss of £157million ; in one of the most dramatic business turnrounds in recent years this has become a £24million profit in 1988–9 . |
| 6 | This has become a Place where the man who cares passionately for his craft — lighting or stage work — comes to show what he really can do . |
| 7 | This has become a reality through the hard work of staff at SCRE , particularly Rosemary Wake and a sturdy group of SERA members who meet to discuss future issues of Observations and plan the development of the network . |
| 8 | In the ‘ new South Africa ’ , as with all sports , this has become the prerequisite for South African rugby 's re-entry into the international arena , no matter that those sympathetic to Danie Craven 's SARB feel other options to exist . |
| 9 | Although only six per cent of ICI 's total waste is designated as hazardous , this has become the priority of the waste-reduction effort . |
| 10 | For the less scrupulous , this has become the age of the worker with built in obsolescence . |
| 11 | Even if well fed , they can not stop searching and exploring , as this has become an end in itself in their behaviour repertoire . |
| 12 | The latter has become a form of economic drip-feed of dubious value to the patient , although it has maintained economic activity at a higher level than would otherwise be the case . |