Example sentences of "it became [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Tom produced a half-firkin of ale , saved from his own wedding , it became apparent the celebration was going to carry on far into the night . |
| 2 | The collegial atmosphere of the symposium was strained as it became apparent the Japanese and Americans regard the Indian team as reckless , the Indians feel Japanese criticisms are groundless , and the Americans advocate a policy that would leave the site a partial ruin , while others urge comprehensive repairs and reconstruction . |
| 3 | Trouble flared a few days before MacQuillan 's death , when it became apparent the inventor was in effect conducting an auction and the price of buying the securely patented new carton had shot alarmingly high . |
| 4 | However , the growth of the Catholic population was such that it became clear the Diocese of Beverley which comprised the whole of Yorkshire needed to be divided . |
| 5 | The two-year row has been rumbling on since it became clear the Ffestiniog Company had taken an interest in the project . |
| 6 | THE South West Thames regional health authority requested the army be drafted in for ambulance work when it became clear the police could not cope , according to ambulance mangement . |
| 7 | Soon it became clear the prospecting company was trying to suppress its excitement . |
| 8 | Mr MacAskill commented : ‘ It became clear the vote was a confidence issue in the party convener and I felt it was no longer appropriate that I should remain in his cabinet . ’ |
| 9 | The scale of the problems facing Mr Major worsened yesterday as it became clear the Danes want even more concessions over Maastricht . |
| 10 | In November 1914 at the Annual General Meeting , it became clear the Club had to abort some costly schemes and , although not blaming the war , it must have been the cause . |