Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] it became [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In due course it became apparent that all of mathematics could be made to rest upon a set-theoretic base . |
| 2 | At first , researchers attempted to place this style in the area from which it was assumed to originate — perhaps Persia , China or Central Asia — but through historical research it became clear that this was based on the false premise that the cloth was made in the original style of a certain group of people . |
| 3 | On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved . |
| 4 | In the following year it became clear that fascism was not confined to Germany and Italy but was a development common to all European countries . |
| 5 | Once she had recovered full consciousness it became clear that she had entirely lost the power of speech . |
| 6 | Within a short while it became clear that this policy was damaging the rice crop . |
| 7 | With the acquisition of the Southern Collection it became apparent that the accommodation allocated to the Theatre Collection was seriously inadequate . |
| 8 | First on the agenda was to get the engine going , which had seized solid , but with a little persuasion and plenty of penetrating oil it became free . |
| 9 | But , as Hoet , Baere , Tazzi and I discussed the exhibition , at a certain point it became clear that one of the best ways to talk about art is to let art speak for itself . |
| 10 | With the isolation of the gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy it became possible to track the defective gene in most pedigrees and to offer increasingly accurate prenatal diagnosis either by deletion analysis in many cases or by using linked markers . |
| 11 | With the successful launch of Illustrator and its rapid acceptance by the professional market it became obvious that programs of this type were marketable and Aldus took on FreeHand . |
| 12 | Their hopes were short-lived however when at a subsequent meeting it became apparent that the study was to concentrate on settlement patterns in the region , ( a well-worn path taken in an attempt to justify existing policies advocating the centralisation of rural development ) , rather than the more fundamental questions of how existing patterns of land ownership influence these settlement patterns . |