Example sentences of "did become [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the position did become clearer in various respects ; and the problems and disputes which arose were seldom so acute or threatening as they had sometimes been in the past . |
| 2 | But the quartier did become much less the frame of reference for work , trade , and consumption for the popular classes . |
| 3 | There was no attempt to glamorise her visually but by words and performance she really did become that desirable lady , one who would indeed swim naked with a Greek boatman . |
| 4 | When it did become available , it was possible to repeat some of the earlier investigations with the CED and OALD using the larger sample size that was recommended , and to include the LDOCE as a further choice of dictionary . |
| 5 | On the other hand , more information did become available and there was more scrutiny of executive action . |
| 6 | When I did become pregnant , it was amidst much rejoicing — the heir of Abraham was to be born . |
| 7 | In the case of the sociological positivists , this reluctance applied even when they did become involved in the analysis of the operation of penal institutions — when the ‘ sociology of the prison blossomed in the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 8 | It is clear that if Hastings did become disenchanted with his erstwhile ally , the split did not develop until later and therefore , presumably , for other reasons . |
| 9 | It is clear that if Hastings did become disenchanted with his erstwhile ally , the split did not develop until later and therefore , presumably , for other reasons . |
| 10 | It can hardly be said that his optimism was fully justified , though ironically enough the supply did become more than adequate in most seasons from the middle of the century onwards , when traffic dropped away . |
| 11 | He was not concerned at the early pace set by Bully Boy , but he did become worried at the water jump , where he changed his hands and asked his mount to quicken with hands and heels , as he had dropped his whip . |
| 12 | The technical pensions literature of the early 1960s advised employers to leave women out of pension schemes and give ex gratia ( unfunded ) pensions to that dwindling minority of single women who did become long-serving employees ( Pilch and Wood , 1960 , p. 80 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ But you did become engaged ? ’ |