Example sentences of "has [adv] [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ALTHOUGH it was described in the 19th century as ‘ a land without music ’ , Britain has latterly become a musical powerhouse , particularly rich in its orchestras . |
| 2 | ‘ He behaved very much like the character he was playing , and everybody treated him like the character , the young kid , ’ recalled Chuck Julian , an actor in the film who has since become a theatrical agent . |
| 3 | Ken McReddie , an actor and assistant stage manager at the Playhouse , who has since become a theatrical agent , remembered Crawford being ‘ very energetic and noticeably good ’ , but there were other memories , too . |
| 4 | THE OFFICIAL , artist-approved re-release of a private pressing from ‘ 74 that has since become a sought-after collector 's item . |
| 5 | While the hazards of the algae have been documented since the beginning of the century in places such as Australia and the United States , it has only become a serious problem in Europe recently . |
| 6 | Nigeria 's soil erosion problem has been recognised as extremely serious but conservation has only become a national concern during the Third National Plan ( 1975–80 ) . |
| 7 | MAINS WIRING has suddenly become a sought-after communication channel . |
| 8 | It has thus become a vicious circle of spoken mumbo jumbo . |
| 9 | A good working relationship with Commission officials has thus become a high priority for those law firms which offer advice on Community law to UK businesses . |
| 10 | Life-long food lover Wendy Vaughan has finally become a noted professional cook in North Wales . |
| 11 | Ironically , tour operators are strictly forbidden from seeking out belugas , because they are an endangered species , but the beluga has nevertheless become a powerful symbol of ecological neglect for those who have experienced the 3-hour cruises , complete with detailed lectures about the animal 's plight . |
| 12 | He has already become a familiar figure at St Wilfrid 's Primary School and he is also chaplain for St John 's Comprehensive . |
| 13 | He has already become a familiar figure at St Wilfrid 's Primary School , which he regularly visits both for pastoral duties and to enjoy the company of the pupils . |
| 14 | The desperate need for more golf courses in the UK has already become a hot potato within the sport , but Keith Wright , Secretary of the English Golf Union , added fuel to the fire recently by claiming the way to satisfy the golf boom was to build courses for the average 18 handicap golfer . |
| 15 | Despite the February agreement with Russia on troop withdrawal [ see p. 38771 ] , Landsbergis said that the troop concentration in Kaliningrad " has already become a historical anachronism , a threat to all its Baltic neighbours , and this threat will always be the greatest to us " . |
| 16 | In the mean time laparoscopic cholecystectomy has rapidly become a popular method . |
| 17 | Since its discovery by Avogadro in the early part of the nineteenth century , this knowledge has also become a major problem for homoeopathic practitioners . |
| 18 | The car has also become a huge hit with millions of visitors to the world-famous Universal Studios in Florida , where it now features as a popular ride based on the Spielberg films . |
| 19 | The Hole in the Wall , a once basic pub in Darlington Market Place , has also become a popular place for a Thai break . |
| 20 | Similarly , the recognition that what is said about Jesus in the New Testament is the expression of faith in him , and that this side of the matter , though not the only one , can not be left out of account , has also become a basic axiom of much modern New Testament study . |
| 21 | But suppress these playful associations and the child has no incentive to tackle what has now become a dull , forbidding task . |
| 22 | Recorded music has now become a separate expressive form , thanks to a range of studio technologies deriving fundamentally from the ability to edit and amalgamate sounds , made possible by the use of magnetic tape . |
| 23 | Achievement of the standard has now become a crucial part of the marketing for many companies . |
| 24 | The reason is that what was a favouring upward step in economic life has now become a hopeless enthralment . |
| 25 | The inclusion has now become a misfitting inclusion in a medium of elastic constants L with strain and stress . |
| 26 | Each individual aspect of dogdom has now become a complete science and discipline ; indeed , as I pen this foreword , a working party comprising the leading authorities on all aspects of dogs are compiling a nationally recognizable qualification allied to the ‘ City and Guilds ’ degree . |
| 27 | The loans are fixed until April 1990 to get over what was at the beginning of the week ‘ the current period of uncertainty ’ and has now become a gloomy fact . |
| 28 | The weekend break has now become a regular feature amongst the many special offers by hotels . |
| 29 | To meet their needs 926 was devised in consultation with the MSC and , following a pilot scheme , it has now become a regular part of the CGLI programme . |
| 30 | The financing of social services has now become a major issue of electoral concern . |