Example sentences of "be become the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is no wonder we are becoming the laughing stock of the world . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It is no wonder we are becoming the laughing stock of the world , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The police and the courts should be the last resort for handling football indiscipline and we are reaching the stage where they are becoming the first . |
| 4 | I like using it , as do many other people , and it seems to be becoming the new industry standard . |
| 5 | At the beginning of the century , chemistry and physics had still been fairly cheap : the expensive sciences were astronomy and exploration with its associated natural history , the Humboldtian programme ; but by the latter half of the century physics and chemistry , though still to our eyes heavily dependent on sealing wax and string , were becoming the big science of the day . |
| 6 | They were to become the crucial factor which saved the Fens from total inundation , and although not generally adopted in Somerset , they fast became a typical feature of such wetland landscapes as the Lancashire Fylde and the Hull valley . |
| 7 | There was intense suspicion of the ‘ foreigner ’ ( although he was as likely to be a trader from the nearby town as a native of another land ) , but the ordinary inhabitants of the territories which were to become the modern States of Europe had no sense of common identity , of membership of national groups . |
| 8 | Shortly before the introduction of the national curriculum , the percentages of time actually spent by the average secondary fourth and fifth year child in England on what were to become the national curriculum subjects ( see below ) of the 1988 Act , or their nearest equivalents , were as shown in Figure 10.1 . |
| 9 | After several months of uncertainty over the future political direction of the Civic Forum movement , its contending factions agreed in February to form separate organizations ; the Democratic Right Club 's supporters were to become the Civic Democratic Party , while the Liberal Club would formed itself into the Civic Movement . |
| 10 | And while the hierarchy of the Roman Church dictated the texts which were to become the canonical New Testament , the monasteries in Egypt embraced a much more diverse body of teaching , exemplified by the Gospel of Thomas and by the other texts found at Nag Hammadi . |
| 11 | Essex and Norfolk were obvious and attractive areas for development beyond the more urbanised counties and were to become the main foci of his activity until the outbreak of the war in 1939 and throughout its duration , although not in the way he envisaged in 1936 . |
| 12 | Under the treaty with the United Kingdom , the twenty-six counties which were to become the independent state were to remain within the British Empire with dominion status , and the British monarch was to remain head of state . |
| 13 | Drink , on-field violence , erratic behaviour , public notoriety , breaches of the peace , disputes with management , broken curfews , acrimonious transfers , divorce , headlines , bankruptcy and skirmishes with the law were to become the unofficial milestones which marked Scottish football 's ascent into the realm of creative corruption . |
| 14 | We prefer OS/2 , because it 's a better operating system , and it is becoming the preferred choice for large commercial users , but Windows is most popular for the standalone . ’ |
| 15 | The world — and especially the empirical ( the sensate ) world — is becoming the prime focus of attention . |
| 16 | Greenfield is becoming the unlikely code-name for a highly explosive political issue . |
| 17 | In a game that 's becoming the ultimate team sport , rivalling American football in the search for statistical truths , Campese seems increasingly to operate on a track of his own , to his own individual creed . |
| 18 | It 's become the leading cause of solvent abuse deaths . |
| 19 | ‘ Because what I am asking you to do is become the paid companion to la Principessa . ’ |
| 20 | Why , to her beloved gracious master and thus the naughty assailer of her innocence is become the gracious protector and rewarder of it . |
| 21 | Move the cursor onto the first letter of the word which is to become the first letter of the new paragraph . |
| 22 | His next target is to become the first player to reach 2,000 points for the Welsh All Blacks . |
| 23 | ASDA 's superstore in Rawtenstall , Lancashire is to become the first of the supermarket chain 's English stores to get Cashline , and , following lengthy negotiations , a terminal is to be installed in the Royal Victoria Shopping Centre in Tunbridge Wells . |
| 24 | Surrey County Council is to become the first local authority to sign the Peatland Protection Charter , and to commit itself to the phasing out of the use of peat in the council 's public parks , gardens and other landscaping activities . |
| 25 | The Earl of Selbourne is to become the new chairman of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee , Britain 's umbrella nature conservation organisation , following the resignation of the previous Chairman , Sir Fred Holliday [ see ED 49/50 ] . |
| 26 | STANSTED Airport is to become the official point of entry into the UK for all future Bosnian mercy flights , the Home Office confirmed last night . |
| 27 | FRANK CHAMBERLAIN , the 64-year-old chairman of Northamptonshire , is to become the next chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board , succeeding Raman Subba Row who steps down next October . |
| 28 | FRANK CHAMBERLAIN , the 64-year-old chairman of Northamptonshire , is to become the next chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board , succeeding Raman Subba Row who steps down next October . |
| 29 | Remember the old proverb : ‘ It 's easy for the hunter to forget how quickly it is to become the hunted . ’ |
| 30 | However , it is essential for private sector as well as official transactions to be denominated in SDRs if they are to become the principal reserve asset . |