Example sentences of "and [vb past] become a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within the precincts of the White Tower , guarded by magical illusions of great cunning , he learned the intricacies of sorcery , and rose to become a true master of High Magic . |
| 2 | The Permanent Secretaries at the Home Office and the Lord Chancellor 's Department decided that the fledgling service had to be welcomed into the fold and helped to become an effective department . |
| 3 | The postponement — announced at the beginning of the year and rationalized on the grounds that , with legislative and presidential elections due to be held in 1992 , a third set of elections would have involved undue expense — was also condemned by a growing number of student protesters and threatened to become a key issue in the campaign leading up to the presidential elections in December . |
| 4 | He made enemies and friends , gambled , pursued women , married , remarried , produced good films and bad , and survived to become an American legend . |
| 5 | For her sake , Harry had abandoned his political ambitions , and had become a simple man of the church . |
| 6 | At school he had been an ace rugby player and had become a big burly man . |
| 7 | By the time of his third Melbourne Cup in November he had already won eight races as a five-year-old and had become a national idol , but the handicapper had shovelled ten stone ten pounds on his back for the Cup , so it was no disgrace when he could finish only eighth . |
| 8 | I drew this item to the attention of congress last year since when my branch has lost thirty four members to new caps including one who was making good progress and had become a national delegate . |