Example sentences of "become such a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We became such a strong unit and the experience was very binding . |
| 2 | It became such a tame pet afterwards that she could never persuade it to play dead again , even if she grabbed it as though she were a predator . |
| 3 | The fact that the selection of a style became such a contentious issue can be attributed to his sustained advocacy of Gothic . |
| 4 | It was for this reason that Léon Cohn-Casson became such a fervent advocate of a secular morality . |
| 5 | Support can be seen in the upsurge of working-class activity that accompanied the strikes of 1978 and 1979 and the way that the union 's leader , Lula , became such a popular figure . |
| 6 | ‘ Who could have imagined doll 's house collecting would become such a popular hobby ? ’ she says . |
| 7 | You may find that you often have to do this , as even a modest wedding bouquet can be too large to fit into a reasonably-sized picture frame , and if it were reproduced in its original size it could become such a large picture that it would completely dominate any room in which it was hung . |
| 8 | All right , nine was a little young for her first sexual encounter , but now she 's come to like it she 's become such a friendly child . |
| 9 | Parents ' evenings/interviews have become such a strong tradition in primary schools that their purpose , content and structure are rarely challenged . |
| 10 | Now that young Eve had become such a regular guest in the household , a fourth chair had been found , a cane chair rescued from one of the sheds . |
| 11 | This is one reason why the crackling sound of the geiger counter has become such a potent symbol of the dangers . |
| 12 | ‘ They turned Reading round after that debacle in '88 , and at the time I was very surprised that Vince did n't accept the new contract because it 's become such a prestigious event . |
| 13 | Painting cars has become such a complex process that it can account or up to one-fifth of the manufacturing cost of a car . |
| 14 | Ashe , now 49 , grew up in the segregated American South of the 1950's , making it wholly appropriate that he should have become such a dedicated campaigner for equal rights all round the world . |
| 15 | A typical letter in the correspondence columns of The Daily Mail in 1977 summed up the commonplace fears and aspirations which are arranged around this slogan : This kind of commonsense reasoning , invariably linked to the perceived upsurge in crime and mischief , has become such a day-to-day feature of life in contemporary Britain that one hears complaints phrased in the idiom of ‘ Twenty Years Ago ’ amidst the gossip of bus queues , pubs and launderettes . |
| 16 | And it had become such a popular feature of Samana life . |
| 17 | Although , as we have seen , in 1828 Veitch was dismissed from his consulship for having addressed Napoleon as ‘ Your Majesty ’ instead of plain ‘ General ’ when he met the vanquished Emperor en route for St Helena , he had become such a popular figure in Madeira that , after representations from the island , he was reinstated by Lord Palmerston in 1831 . |
| 18 | Norwich would be loathed to sell a player who has become such a huge hit with Carrow Road fans after instilling genuine belief that the club could win the Championship . |
| 19 | The business of turning ‘ hot ’ money into legitimate tender is as old as crime itself , but it is only in recent years , largely because of the explosion of the drugs trade , that money laundering has become such a huge business . |
| 20 | Media presentation has now become such a critical feature of the process of negotiations and public image-making that those who do not give it its due credit are likely to find their credibility in question . |
| 21 | She had mastered Eddie 's cycle and came around the corner as though she were taking part in one of the bicycle races which had recently become such a popular spectator sport . |
| 22 | They are not on our agenda , at least not until they become such a common feature , shared by so many others , that they qualify as ‘ social phenomena ’ . |
| 23 | My formerly loving and truthful son had now become such a plausible liar . |
| 24 | ‘ My formerly loving and truthful son had now become such a plausible liar ’ |
| 25 | The vigil becomes such a powerful trap that they can not break free from it . |
| 26 | The essay becomes such a polished artefact that the unwary reader may miss the loose ends , the untidiness of unanswered questions , the possible alternative perspectives that sustain historical enquiry in such different forms in each generation . |
| 27 | Even before hunting began , his sons would have had cause to identify with him because each and every one of them was powerfully motivated by the drives of his id to wish to become such a primal father in his turn . |