Example sentences of "and he become [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the great fire of London in 1666 which gave him his opening , however , and he became a prominent figure in the rebuilding of the city over the next decade . |
| 2 | He did a stint on a chain gang , and he became a professional boxer for a while . |
| 3 | It was Chapman 's second foreign tour ( after Northampton 's German visit of 1909 ) and he became a firm advocate of overseas ventures , because of their publicity value and because they gave an opportunity of displaying the English soccer style to foreign audiences . |
| 4 | Mr Thomas penywaun was one of my father 's first customers at the shop and he became a firm friend . |
| 5 | C. Aubrey Smith , the imposing king of the dress extras , liked him and he became a regular guest at his croquet tournaments . |
| 6 | Parry made his debut in the fourth match of 1931–32 , when he helped the Palace secure a superb 3–0 victory at Brighton , and he became a regular member of our side that season . |
| 7 | After six years as Chairman , he knew all the important party figures and he became a dangerous foe ; in the National Union he combined with Selborne to mount a campaign against coalition and as a Birmingham MP he threatened even- Austen Chamberlain 's home base . |
| 8 | An interest in archaeology , ceramics , and Renaissance art took him increasingly abroad and he became a perceptive and quietly passionate writer on these subjects — notably for the Art Journal between 1882 and 1890 . |
| 9 | Higgins then persuaded his father to allow him to ‘ walk the wards ’ at the London hospitals , and he became a medical student at St. Bartholomew 's Hospital from 1836 to 1838 ( the great Sir James Paget was a fellow-student there ) . |
| 10 | But during the fifties he too came under the patronage of Frank Sinatra , and he became a popular TV personality and starred in his own situation comedy . |
| 11 | This miraculous event caused Massaccio immediately to repent his past life , and he became a Benedictine monk , dying at a great age with the reputation of having led a saintly life in his chosen monastery . |
| 12 | Several clubs from the Football League sought to tempt Harry away from the Palace , but without success , and he became the first Palace player to be awarded a Benefit by our club — it was the Southern League encounter with Coventry City at the Palace on 12 October 1912. 9,000 fans turned up and the Palace won 3–0 . |
| 13 | Croydon-born Ted Harding had played for the Palace first team as early as October 1942 and he became the longest-playing survivor of our 1946–47 Football League side , for he was still appearing for us in April 1953 . |
| 14 | Fenton was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1899 , serving on its council in 1913–16 , and he became an honorary fellow of Christ 's College in 1911 . |