Example sentences of "become [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have n't gone , in physics , seriously into trying to understand the biological aspects , but then you see biology is becoming dominated in the last ten years by the understanding of basic biochemistry of cells . |
| 2 | The area north of Bedford House , which itself was just north of the Green , consisted of orchard and market garden land , so Mr. Carr 's idea led to the area of Bedford Park becoming known as the first Garden Suburb , with three principal architects designing the buildings , Norman Shaw , E.W. Godwin and E.T . |
| 3 | In the years when Hartley was building Albert Dock and other extensions of the system , Liverpool was rapidly becoming established as the second most important port in Britain , and Albert Dock , which has outlived its usefulness , stands as a monument both to Hartley and to Liverpool 's Victorian prosperity . |
| 4 | On his death ten years later , he was succeeded as leader of the community by one of his companions , Abu Bakr , who later became seen as the first of a line of caliphs ( khulafa in Arabic ) . |
| 5 | What was it like ? ’ you grandchildren may ask in the future , for the late eighties in Britain might well become known as the second ‘ Belle Epoque ’ . |
| 6 | The biographical sources for this period are neither detailed nor accurate enough to allow a close analysis of the degree to which the system had become elaborated in the first half of the sixteenth century , but the broader outlines may certainly be perceived and seem to confirm that something like the provisions of the Kanunname were operating by the early years of that century . |
| 7 | The government emphasized the need to improve relations with neighbouring countries , which had become strained during the last year of Rajiv Gandhi 's government . |
| 8 | What became known as the First Series was published by Macrone in two volumes in Feb. 1836 with 16 illustrations by Cruikshank . |
| 9 | In his lifetime an obscure figure ( he was ignored by contemporary obituarists ) , he became known in the twentieth century through the publication of his Diaries , journals of horseback tours through England and Wales . |
| 10 | Although mature horses may harbour a few adult worms , heavy burdens are usually confined to yearlings and to foals , which become infected from the first month or so of life , and infection is maintained largely by seasonal transmission between these groups of young animals . |
| 11 | It is the most addictive drug ever — many become addicted from the first time they use it . |
| 12 | It was this message which went out in the eighteenth century , and became enshrined in the First Amendment to the American Constitution . |
| 13 | This predicted 91% of fetuses who became distressed in the first stage of labour , and combination with ultrasonographic estimation of the volume of amniotic fluid improved prediction to 100% with only a slight fall in specificity . |
| 14 | Any unit of information may of course change status as the discourse proceeds , and what was new in one sentence becomes given in the next , precisely because it has just been said . |
| 15 | It is perfectly possible to build a tag that , for example , creates a blank page before it but is not allowed to become separated from the next block of text . |
| 16 | With the 8 mm clast sizes , exposed edges of bone began to become chipped within the first hour of abrasion and some loss of molars occurred ( Fig. 1.10A ) , but once the weaker bone had been removed no further breakage occurred . |