Example sentences of "[adv] it became [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I think David had one or two of the songs off ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ way before and so it became a natural progression to do that .
2 So it became a twice-yearly event by necessity , rather than design .
3 Soon he was joined by other Europeans and henceforth it became a common sight to see one or other of the ladies or gentlemen of the " confident " party slapping away at the trough where once the dhobi had slapped ( for on the day after the Collector 's appearance the dhobi had vanished from the enclave , either because he considered it too dangerous to remain any longer now that the commander of the garrison had assumed the caste of dhobi or , more likely , because he resented the competition ) .
4 Then it became a residential nursery before the social services took it over five years ago . ’
5 So before that it was a National Song , and then it became a National Anthem , eighteen fifty-two , before your time , I should think , eighteen fifty-two .
6 But when I joined the Velvet Underground , then it became a little bit more subliminal .
7 It started out as a little ripple in the sea then it became an enormous wave it rose into the air then smashed against the breaker , the breaker broke into two .
8 Then it became the only way to work : shut mother out , shut out her demands , her outrages , concentrate , work .
9 During the 1860s the rapid growth of suburbs became a noticeable feature of England 's largest towns and cities ; from the 1880s onwards it became a marked phenomenon .
10 Suddenly , the cafe stopped being the place where I worked and once again it became the bizarre oasis that I 'd happened upon all those months earlier .
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