Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Since Siegfried Gohr left the Kunsthalle to become Director of the Ludwig , the Kunsthalle has become a mere exhibition space without a director and without a programme .
2 Since the Second World War the Sussex has become a stronger colour-marker , much neater of shoulder than the powerful draught type of old , shorter in the leg and better in the hindquarters , and it still produces lean , marbled meat , especially in the prime cuts .
3 In its idyllic surroundings of the Herefordshire Wye Valley Courtfield has become a natural haven of peace .
4 Klima may perhaps be a common name in Czechoslovakia , and Kundera has become a common name in the conversation of Western readers , who are drawn to these reciprocal concerns of his .
5 Since then , Australia 's become something of an , ahem , spiritual home for David , and Nic has become a close confidant and inspiration .
6 And Tulse Hill has become a trendy place
7 Comtek ‘ 92 can , it seems , still justifiably be billed as Russia 's main trade event : this year the show attracted over 70 hard currency-paying exhibitors , most of which were Western companies ; that so many companies are willing to pay $350 per square metre is testimony to the fact that the Russian market retains the interest of a significant portion of Western companies ; show organiser Crocus International says it invited 200,000 ‘ specialists ’ to the show , but in reality , Comtek has become a popular event in all senses of the word with most companies using the show as an opportunity for general exposure to the Russian market rather than as a means of generating many hard sales leads .
8 Ireland has become a recent entrant in this market with its International Financial Services Centre legislation .
9 Nowadays , I understand , Remploy has become a self-financing business and employs able-bodied people : is this a loss or a gain ?
10 In the new Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) Ukraine has become a foreign country , and it does not intend giving its paper to anyone .
11 As we shall see later , the ongoing health of children in Seascale has become a critical issue for the nuclear industry .
12 Now , from being a light light-heavy , Piper has become a big super-middleweight .
13 In recent years , China has become a close ally and the main arms supplier to Burma , which is already under an arms embargo by the European Community and the United States .
14 In more recent times , migration from Mexico , Latin America and the West Indies has become a general source of such labour .
15 The magistrate Di Pietro has become a national hero , the old parties have been weakened and new forces are waiting to take over .
16 The ease with which this theft was carried out and the incompetent way in which it was investigated makes one wonder if America is not secretly pleased that Israel has become a nuclear power in the Middle East so that it can act as tripwire in any conflict .
17 The state of Labour politics in Derry was described by a veteran , John Sharkey , writing to a friend in Dublin on 1 October 1962 : ‘ Labour in Derry has become a dirty joke .
18 During the last few years the EMS has become a central plank of EC policy , and Economic and MOnetary Union has become the linchpin of the project for European Union constitutionalized in the Treaty on European Union .
19 The company has now started flying from Gatwick , and , to help to stimulate demand for the Gatwick operation , Airtours has become a regular advertiser in the South East , particularly on the Underground , where it promotes its holidays to the price-conscious sun seeker .
20 Under current director Nicholas Serota , with his controversial yearly ‘ new hangs ’ , and the additional excitement of the transfer of the Tate 's contemporary collection into a purpose-built museum by the year 2000 , the Tate has become a news-making institution , a factor that wordsearch will have taken into consideration .
21 Over the last few years , Keith Cardwell has become a big name in ‘ documentary photography ’ , he explains just how and why
22 Over the last few years , Keith Cardwell has become a big name in ‘ documentary photography ’ , he explains just how and why
23 With the developments in East Germany and the prospect of German re-unification , the future organisation of Europe has become a live issue .
24 Britain 's become a Third World country .
25 A world where every Western youth culture since the dawn of teenage has been assimilated so completely that Tokyo has become a sociological Disneyland .
26 The USA has become a powerful nation because it was founded on strong principles .
27 Since he was sacked , Robin Smith has become a full time employee of his union , after six months on the dole .
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