Example sentences of "[pron] soon became [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I soon became a man and learned how to do it properly …
2 I soon became a fan of these boots which remained comfortable and performed well .
3 I soon became a connoisseur of wood smoke .
4 Fire broke out in an old , litter-strewn stand which soon became a death trap in which fifty-six people perished .
5 Accordingly , she went on to play primarily on the Yiddish stage , where , with her impish manner and tiny build — her toes , she said , never reached the end of her stockings — she soon became a star .
6 It soon became a case of ‘ Advance Australia Fair ’ on almost every front .
7 I started on the full golf tour , but it soon became a choice of golf or my family .
8 It soon became a matter of urgency .
9 for Colchester , it soon became the family 's principal , indeed only , country seat .
10 It soon became the language of Parliament , then of the Cabinet and of most areas of the civil service ; the law courts also began to use it .
11 It soon became an organisation of worldwide influence and still exists as strong as ever .
12 But he soon became a joke to most of us , because not only was he pedantic and patronizing , he was also frightened of what he 'd started and disliked suggestions for fear they implied that he was going wrong .
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