Example sentences of "[pers pn] becomes a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By aspiring to the attributes and privileges of the dominant class , she becomes a double deviant : female , to be sure , but refusing the constraints of the ascribed status ’ ( 1975 : 53 ) . |
| 2 | She slips on a bright red party dress and she becomes a fun teenager . |
| 3 | alone , it becomes a sad reflection of what has been . |
| 4 | A firm tap on the hindquarters , accompanied by ‘ no ’ and ‘ bed ’ if appropriate , depending on the room , should put a stop to this destructive behaviour before it becomes a serious problem . |
| 5 | I think that we look very favourably on schemes whereby an education process is involved erm where there are workshops and performance , but it becomes a total package in itself — it 's not just a performance for an ethnic minority , but it 's one that represents the fact that we live in a multi-cultural society itself . |
| 6 | In effect , Barth simultaneously reworks texts and multiplies the dimensions to LETTERS so that it becomes a protean work , constantly shifting resemblances . |
| 7 | Let us say that we decide to change the ‘ unit-points ’ allocated to the Basic category of ‘ status ’ in the modules from 8 to 6 , it becomes a simpler matter in the TNF module . |
| 8 | Too easily it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy : ‘ We ca n't expect the majority of students to do very well — so do n't blame us for the failures . ’ |
| 9 | And once this kind of polarization is set in motion , it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy in which everyone who is not with us is against us . |
| 10 | If semantics is modified to take account of deixis , it becomes a context-conditional semantics , and the boundary between semantics and pragmatics becomes very blurred . |
| 11 | This is a provision which is usually inserted , since , once an order has been placed , it becomes a separate contract , with a life of its own , and stands or falls on the terms and conditions which govern it . |
| 12 | Howard might have a seven-year itch over that wonderful side he built , and maybe the board should find some cash before it becomes a terminal rash . |
| 13 | When a man has cut down a bamboo it becomes a straight pole with a cylindrical hole down the middle , but that is not how it appears in the wild . |
| 14 | All 3three squadrons at Upper Heyford will go by December , when it becomes a standby base . |
| 15 | Unless , of course , all the symptoms are like that in which case it becomes a general symptom and might point towards a remedy like Ferrum phos . |
| 16 | They either indicate where the grave is without strings attached , or it becomes a shoddy exercise which should be refused . |
| 17 | It becomes a great pleasure to read this passage , another justification of those who assured me that A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland remains one of the fundamental works in the literature of travel . |
| 18 | Many women have seen a new and demanding career at midlife as their way to satisfaction , only to find that it becomes a prime cause of problems for their husband . |
| 19 | Miss Schuett has been hired to travel with Capriati throughout the summer , with a particular responsibility for helping the teenager shed some puppy fat before it becomes a lasting problem . |
| 20 | For a considerable distance it is now followed by a main road ( A422 and B4525 ) , but near Culworth it becomes a narrow lane , running through almost deserted country , past Adstone Lodge and Foxley to Cold Higham . |
| 21 | By designing its machines to have a modular architecture upgrading , it becomes a simple task of swapping one processor card for another . |
| 22 | When this response affects others and brings about a clash of interests — and it usually does except in areas of extreme remoteness and low population density — it becomes a political phenomenon as well . |
| 23 | The cuckoo flies out to attack — a tiny opponent , but it has a savage peck and if wounded without being destroyed it becomes a frenzied killing machine . |
| 24 | This is another of those methodological issues which can quickly rise to the point at which it becomes a major issue of principle , and usually a matter of philosophical principle at that . |
| 25 | If it becomes a major instrument for redistribution of income then it is involved in the political arguments over equality and social justice as well as in meeting basic need . |
| 26 | The smaller the black hole , the shorter the distance the particle with negative energy will have to go before it becomes a real particle , and thus the greater the rate of emission , and the apparent temperature , of the black hole . |
| 27 | That is one reason why we look forward to some progress being made with the Milk Marketing Board so that it becomes a real marketing institution . |
| 28 | If a loop in the cable is overlooked , it becomes a small kink and it will fail on the very next launch . |
| 29 | On general principles relating to assignments of choses-in-action , a transfer of a debenture should be an equitable assignment only , until it becomes a legal assignment when the company receives notice of it . |
| 30 | I want you to send them in to me , and here 's where er it becomes a little bit different from other competitions , I want you to send them in to me on a Christmas card please . |