Example sentences of "have become a sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Alf Gover has become a sort of universal grandad . |
| 2 | I 'm thinking really of the way misogyny has become a sort of public spectacle |
| 3 | His oeuvre has become a sort of national institution that is regarded with affection by a large number of people , something akin to the singing of ‘ Land of Hope and Glory ’ on the Last Night of the Proms . |
| 4 | I should think Alex has become a sort of completely different boy , of when you think how , of when he first had him |
| 5 | Or is it , is it that they 've become a sort of exclusive club , arising al almost always through the ranks of the of the law , and gradually , gradually got withdrawn from the way that ordinary people think and feel . |
| 6 | Now the British built a steam cathedral on a piece of land which had become a sort of palimpsest of indigenous and alien power . |
| 7 | It had become a sort of trouble-shooting body that had been put in to try and dish the Foreign Office and got a bloody nose . |
| 8 | It had become a sort of one-off adventurer and then after '79 it took on another role again . |
| 9 | The further they went into the forest the more it seemed as though the village behind , with Fat Watt and Diggory the King 's man and the priest , represented the enemy , and the miles and miles of trees she had formerly and still a little feared had become a sort of sanctuary , a hiding place . |
| 10 | Very soon , she had become a sort of personal assistant , helping him select fabrics , cost dresses and choose accessories . |
| 11 | In Mary Prior 's words , ‘ the area had become a sort of large household under many adjacent roof trees . |
| 12 | Cranks was another revue that had become a sort of watchword for the kind of show this was . |