Example sentences of "who became [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the certificate system whereby a parish acknowledged its responsibility to relieve holders who became chargeable while working in other parishes , that may well have helped industrial employers for they received the labour while the risk of having to relieve in cases of unemployment or sickness was underwritten by the parish of settlement . |
| 2 | In this study , there were too few patients who became menopausal during the study for valid analyses . |
| 3 | Restricted finances allowed only one appointment , that of Coleman , who became sole Professor at the age of 28 . |
| 4 | Among its most prominent leaders were Adu Boahen , a former history professor , who became interim chairman , and Johnny Hansen , Interior Secretary in 1982-83 , who became first vice-chairman . |
| 5 | Centre-forward Tom White was Manager Bert Head 's primary target at Pittodrie , but he brought John McCormick back with him as well from the Granite City for a mere £1,500 — and it was the craggy defender who became such a staunch and resolute pillar of Palace rearguards and helped guide the club through to 1st Division security . |
| 6 | His story mirrors the gifted boy in Jodie Foster 's 1991 film Little Man Tate , who became depressed about the world 's problems by the age of seven . |
| 7 | In that same year , the Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister until George IV died in June 1830 , when he was succeeded by William IV who was sympathetic to the Whig party and a supporter of the Reform Bill which had been introduced by Earl Grey , who became Prime Minister following the Duke of Wellington . |
| 8 | Tomasi Puapua , who became Prime Minister following the general election of September 1981 , was returned to office in September 1985 . |
| 9 | The fact that David Lloyd George , who became prime minister in December 1916 , had a well-developed taste for publicity and a personal interest in the potentialities of propaganda strengthened this change of attitude . |
| 10 | But Macmillan ( who became prime minister in January 1957 ) firmly decided that the special relationship could and should be rebuilt . |
| 11 | There have also been at least five hospitalisations in the North-west recently , all people who became catatonic after taking what they thought was Ecstasy . |
| 12 | As a surprise , his mother and father , together with his travel agent friend ( who became best man ) arrived unannounced at his hotel the day before . |
| 13 | Married to Jean Desforges , who became European long jump champion , Pickering leaves a son , Shaun , and daughter Kim . |
| 14 | It is based on poems by a woman ( apparently her sister ) who became disabled by a viral disease . |
| 15 | One particular group of people which has been more or less completely overlooked are those who became disabled in childhood or adulthood , and who are now ageing with a disability . |
| 16 | Only within the last 20 to 25 years has there even been an identifiable cohort of ageing disabled adults ; first , life expectancy for many types of impairments prior to this was low ; second , people who became disabled as a result of injuries received during the Second World War are now entering older age ; third , many children and young adults disabled as a result of the polio epidemics of the late 1940s and early 1950s are now in their 50s or older . |
| 17 | But , says Dave Robins , who became assistant editor early in 1968 , It remained very male , in its content , and in its style . |
| 18 | The next important figure was Francoeur le neveu ( Louis-Joseph , 1738-1804 ) who became assistant maître in 1764 and maître from 1767 to 1779 . |
| 19 | This same period is also covered by a series of long letters from Edward to Harry Hooton , an older man who had married Janet Aldis and , increasingly , by correspondence between Edward and Ian MacAlister , who became one of Edward 's staunchest friends . |
| 20 | But his relatively modest job in the Foreign Office belies the true power of the man who became one of Major 's most trusted mentors . |
| 21 | It was all due to the kindness of a lady , Miss Margaret Higginson , who became one of my dearest friends . |
| 22 | The story of a mobster 's son who became one of New York 's most decorated cops , only to be betrayed . |
| 23 | Petr Chaus who became one of nine deputy Defence Ministers . |
| 24 | Sidonius wrote to a number of Romans who achieved eminent positions under Euric , including Leo , who became one of the king 's leading advisers . |
| 25 | The thirteen year old is also fascinated by the English born clown who became one of the greatest influences on the cinema . |
| 26 | Daz Sumner , who became one of the few riders to beat Berwick 's powerful Richard Knight on his own track this season , tried to inspire his colleagues but even skipper Steve Regeling struggled for points . |
| 27 | The essence of Hollywood was that it used actors who became real before the camera ; they were not ciphers there to be manipulated by an all-powerful director but they were actors who were able to combine natural qualities and varied skills and techniques in such a way as to create an on-camera identity . |
| 28 | Nameless Lives : Sir Robert Peel ( 1788-1850 ) , who became Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1812 after Spencer Perceval was assassinated and Lord Liverpool became Prime Minister for what must have felt for ever . |
| 29 | Argyll 's death in 1761 left the management of Scotland at the disposal of his nephew John Stuart , third Earl of Bute , Mackenzie 's elder brother , who became chief minister . |
| 30 | Forty two-year-old Diane was a medical writer who became obsessed with Dr Murray Brennan and pursued him and his wife in a relentless eight year campaign . |