Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [adv] becomes [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He used to be fond of quoting this rhyme : There is so much bad in the best of us And so much good in the worst of us , That it ill becomes the rest of us , To think evil of any one of us . |
| 2 | But it places so little emphasis on resistance to the dominant culture , that it either becomes a sort of ‘ toothless liberalism ’ ( Segal 1987 : 24 ) , or ignores politics completely . |
| 3 | It naturalises itself so easily that it almost becomes a weed . |
| 4 | The difference , and the difficulty , for the television reporter is that he inevitably becomes a partner in this process of suppression . |
| 5 | OK , so it eventually becomes an obsession , and someone has to kill to get the key , but it keeps the audience alert , particularly when there 's a late night knock at the door . |
| 6 | Mancini believed that Edward IV had designated his brother Gloucester as protector — a statement which he first introduces with a cautious ‘ as they say ’ , but which then becomes the cornerstone of his argument . |
| 7 | Mancini believed that Edward IV had designated his brother Gloucester as protector — a statement which he first introduces with a cautious ‘ as they say ’ , but which then becomes the cornerstone of his argument . |
| 8 | At first he may look funny chatting away silently but it soon becomes a bore . |