Example sentences of "be [vb pp] it became " in BNC.

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1 As the votes were counted it became clear that the contest was the closest federal election for 30 years , with both sides claiming to have won a narrow victory .
2 When the votes were announced it became clear that by far the greater number of the new members were on the ‘ progressive ’ wing of the Church .
3 Indeed , once the dollar effectively had been devalued it became more likely that the same might happen again in the near future .
4 During the year in which the final version was written it became clear that Raskolnikov must be freed absolutely from suicide and blanket boredom and ripostes like the one about family life which issue out from beneath that boredom .
5 When it was sold it became the village hall at Bishop Wilton .
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