Example sentences of "[noun prp] have grown [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Sheffield has grown into a city of about 500 000 people– many jobs have been created to provide services , especially shops and transport , and to make processed foods , beer , sweets , clothing , furniture and printing . |
| 2 | Sustained growth sounds unconvincing in the mouth of the Government because , in the past few years , Britain has grown at a rate well below trend growth and below the OECD average , managing a paltry 0.75 per cent . |
| 3 | Whoever was responsible for it , Britain had grown into a credit society and looked like staying that way . |
| 4 | ‘ My beautiful silver-haired Jenna had grown into a woman , a desirable woman who already had a sort of mystical hold on me . ’ |
| 5 | Best known as the Gateway to the Dolomites , Riva has grown into a cosmopolitan , upmarket resort with a superb climate — just look at the spectacular gardens along the lakeside ! |