Example sentences of "only become a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only became a god in Hellenistic times when it was worshipped under the name ‘ Aion ’ , but that signified a sacred , eternal time which was very different from ordinary time , chronos . |
| 2 | Yet Louth-born Wilkinson was a midfield player as a schoolboy and only became a forward by accident . |
| 3 | The conclusion reached there is that environmental degradation is and will be frequently beyond the power of the state , and will only become a possibility as an incidental result of other fundamental social changes . |
| 4 | If you decide to stock the pond with fish , frogs may only become a nuisance in the spring , as unattached male frogs can cling onto the fish , causing them distress and have even been known to suffocate them by clamping onto their gills . |
| 5 | Theirs is a perfectly good decision that need only become a problem if at a later stage they find that it has become too difficult to share their life and a potential relationship disintegrates through their selfishness . |
| 6 | Does a situation only become a problem when the sufferer identifies it as something about which he or she , can do something ? |
| 7 | Democratic rule can only become a reality when African people place their interests as individuals and communities before kinship bonds . |
| 8 | We all know that Britain will only become a world class economy if we have a strong well-balanced manufacturing base , employing skilled , trained workforce , a workforce which has decent conditions of employment and has legal protection , but we do still have some members within the service sector and within the professional rank and what has happened in the last five or six years to those members ? |
| 9 | I think it would only become an event if parish councils do something which people took exception to and say that it 's |
| 10 | We only become a Christian by the radical work of grace in our heart , the bible calls it salvation , conversion , being born again . |
| 11 | This conduct only becomes a nuisance when the consequence of his acts are not confined to his own land but extend on to his neighbour 's land . |
| 12 | While a certain amount of stress can be positive — it provides energy which enables us to do the things we want to do — it only becomes a problem if it develops into distress . |
| 13 | It only becomes a problem if the environment encourages it to grow excessively . |
| 14 | A natural action which only becomes a problem in excess and the foot continues to roll inwards . |
| 15 | It only becomes a mystery because we notice that there are too few facts to draw a conclusion . |
| 16 | That is still the reality of the Christian message , but that forgiveness only becomes a reality , efficacious , when I make it mine . |
| 17 | Because a human only becomes a resource when it is classed as an asset with potential to grow . |
| 18 | What makes the researcher different is that the purpose of making these observations is not only to become a member of the group but also to write an account of its way of life . |