Example sentences of "become [adv] [adj] that they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distinction is important since the androids are becoming so lifelike that they differ little from humans , being able to be programmed with memories , emotions and empathy so that some androids even think themselves human . |
| 2 | Eventually , still some distance from the supermarket perhaps , the person 's level of anxiety may become so high that they imagine that any further increase will have a catastrophic effect on them . |
| 3 | Oriental rugs need room to breathe , and unless they are given the right amount of space they can either be swamped by the surrounding decor or become so overpowering that they detract from everything else in the room . |
| 4 | Mine become so tame that they climb up the inside of the wire mesh when I approach the hutch and are clearly pleased to see me . |
| 5 | Anorexics , who will use all manner of subterfuge to avoid eating , often become so thin that they lose their monthly periods and consequently have difficulty becoming pregnant . |
| 6 | Big ideas : Sometimes the ‘ big ideas ’ of management theory become so fissile that they break out all over the place apparently independently . |
| 7 | With the first morning pull the dogs become so excited that they shit within metres . |
| 8 | Conflicts in the countryside — especially between farming , forestry and conservation — have in places become so intense that they threaten not only the sound use of land resources but also the future prosperity of rural communities . |
| 9 | He becomes crucially aware that they have little need of any critical analysis , for as Benyon ( ibid. 23 ) goes on to point out , |