Example sentences of "be [adv] become [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually the old has merged with the new and the grandchildren of the ‘ young couples ’ who moved into the ‘ new ’ houses are now becoming the second generation to attend Keyingham school . |
| 2 | This , Mwangaza ( ‘ Light ’ ) , was later to become the first Swahili daily , but although it cost only three cents it never achieved sales higher than about 1,400 . |
| 3 | That summer , George Ball , the master ( who was later to become the first hospital secretary of Bedford General Hospital ) joined the R.A.F. A special committee met in order to appoint a temporary master , and George 's father , Walter Mills Ball , a retired poor-law officer , offered to fill his place while his son was serving . |
| 4 | KATHLEEN Meacock was later to become the second Mrs McAvoy after marrying the gang leader in jail . |
| 5 | William Penn , who founded Pennsylvania , was baptised at All Hallows , and John Quincy Adams married there in 1797 ; he was later to become the sixth president of the U.S.A. |