Example sentences of "become [adj] that [pron] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slowing down , she listened in case they were in the middle of a talk too personal to be interrupted ; but it soon became clear that they were discussing the house and the various improvements that might be made once Europe had reached some kind of normality again . |
| 2 | However , it became clear that he was dying . |
| 3 | It became clear that he was heading east towards Zamora in the opposite direction to us at the same level after takeoff from Porto , and fully occupied flying his aeroplane — he did not respond to the controller 's requests for position reports or estimates . |
| 4 | Her companions alerted theatre staff when it became clear that she was having difficulty breathing . |
| 5 | Stephen became convinced that someone was following him . ’ |
| 6 | She caught him again on the way back between oven and table , and sank herself into him once more , but after a moment became conscious that he was having to make a considerable effort to hold the hot saucepan away from her at arm 's length . |
| 7 | By the time they reached the coffee stage it had become clear that he was doing his best to pump her , though she hoped he had not yet realised how little result he was getting , or how assiduously she was trying , in her turn , to find out more about him . |
| 8 | It was not until the last hymn that Ianthe happened to turn her head slightly and not so much see him as become conscious that he was sitting behind her and presumably had been throughout the service . |
| 9 | Despite a decent map it had become obvious that we were approaching the high ridge of the mountains . |
| 10 | But gradually Washington became concerned that he was becoming dependent upon the Tudeh Party . |
| 11 | After this debut LP , it became plain that we were talking a complete re-think about English pop . |
| 12 | Divested of her robes , it became apparent that she was wearing a severely simple navy blue double breasted two-piece with gold buttons , with three gold buttons on the cuffs . |
| 13 | Then it became apparent that she was holding to some other lodestar . |
| 14 | You must tell the Department if you become aware that you are suffering from a disease or physical disability not previously disclosed or which has been disclosed but has become more severe . |
| 15 | IBM has invested so much in the development of , and so much more in the marketing of , OS/2 2.0 that it has to plough on with it even if in 18 months ' time it becomes clear that it is becoming at best a respectable also-ran in the desktop stakes . |
| 16 | ‘ We should like to see parents control the amount of time their children spend on computer games , especially if it becomes clear that it is becoming more than a normal hobby , ’ said the PAT deputy general secretary , Jackie Miller . |
| 17 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |
| 18 | Scrolling through the A2 's patches it soon becomes obvious that it 's crammed full of great sounds , although , as usual , some do need severely sorting out for ouput level , which means that there 's no escaping learning how to program the thing ! |
| 19 | They put the ideas together and I suddenly became aware that they were teaching me about substitutionary atonement . |
| 20 | And that one that had wandered off from the rest it became aware that it was lost . |
| 21 | I became aware that I was speaking too loudly . |
| 22 | He became aware that she was trembling . |
| 23 | He became aware that she was breaking away from the window . |
| 24 | As she continued her searching look , trying to make out what might be at the far end , she became aware that she was gliding . |
| 25 | She then became aware that she was shaking all over . |
| 26 | Her eyes slowly focused on him as she became aware that he was mouthing words at her — trying to be kind . |
| 27 | Wantonly she twisted her arms around his neck , revelling in the great shudder of desire she felt in response , but with surprise she quickly became aware that he was holding back , almost as if he was having second thoughts . |
| 28 | With a polite excuse , Toby padded noiselessly from the room and lifted the receiver ; as the conversation progressed , Montgomery became aware that he was speaking to Meryl Armitage . |
| 29 | She became aware that he was tracing the line of her breast with one hand , and that ever so lightly he was scraping his palm against her erect nipple . |
| 30 | It was then that he became aware that he was lying in between sheets . |