Example sentences of "became [adv] [adj] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time the supervision was stricter , and it became more difficult for me to pass my butter ration on to someone else , to pour Ovaltine down the sink behind the matron 's back , or to dispose of extra food by means of the lavatory . |
| 2 | But in an age of railways and steam-power it became increasingly difficult for her to compete . |
| 3 | It suddenly became very important for me to explain why my war was not over . |
| 4 | We lived there for another four years , until it became too difficult for me to manage the stairs . |
| 5 | No matter how he tried , he could not judge exactly when to empty the pot before it became too heavy for him to carry all the way to the bathroom . |
| 6 | It became extraordinarily difficult for them to speak with one voice on critical issues . |