Example sentences of "[noun] but [pron] become " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ventral interradial areas are covered by similar spinelets to the dorsal side but they become less dense nearer the proximal part of the disk . |
| 2 | This would at best have been a major irritant for an embattled leader of the opposition But it became worse than that . |
| 3 | It was sold as the fulfilment of a dream but it became a nightmare for many . |
| 4 | I never did get the hang of table tennis but I became quite a useful bantam-weight and once even represented the club against Bethnal Green . |
| 5 | ‘ She was a happy-go-lucky girl but she became a bulimia victim . |
| 6 | She worked strenuously to establish the Corby branch and provided courses there in an attempt to sustain a WEA presence in the then new steel town but it became inactive in the early thirties . |
| 7 | That might seem like the wackiest of wacky ideas but it becomes ever more fascinating as it is explored in a barrage of speculation , invective and anecdotes , all designed to prove that money , in a practical rather than puritanical sense , is the root of all evil . |
| 8 | I do n't think she had any experience but she became friendly with Eleanor Fawcett who had , and Vera borrowed our cheese press . |
| 9 | The bottom line with the café owner has always been about payments for car parking but it becomes a problem if the establishment is closed more than it is open . |
| 10 | This was the long haired girls ' compromise but it became very common early 70s style for girls & for boys . |
| 11 | Allen said he tried to ‘ de-escalate ’ the battle with Farrow but she became enraged after learning of his affair with Soon-Yi . |
| 12 | He did study law and acquired all the necessary qualifications but he became increasingly depressed — a condition which was not conquered until , at the age of 28 , he went back to university to study the science subjects he so loved . |
| 13 | The actual physical growth of the city helped this process , for many newer industries had been established in areas which lay outside the official boundaries but which became incorporated into the municipal administrative areas by the 1860s . |
| 14 | Originally the Pinkertons were detectives but they became known for spying on union organizers and breaking strikes by violent means . |
| 15 | There were lots of boyfriends but none became lovers . |
| 16 | If you mount up your Warlord or Shamans on big monsters you will substantially increase their fighting potential but they become easy targets for the enemy . |