Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] become a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But it is dangerous insofar as the ideology may become a substitute for the tradition — the servant become the master — because politics involves ‘ the pursuit , not of a dream , or of a general principle , but of an intimation ’ .
2 A preliminary meeting in Manchester in October 1853 got the support of the BFASS committee ; when an inaugural gathering was held Sturge and Thompson spoke from the same platform and it was resolved that the Manchester Anti-Slavery Union should become an auxiliary of the BFASS .
3 The murmur might become a clamour , were it not that Mr Kinnock is already preparing to leap before being pushed .
4 What imaginative job search agency would have foreseen that a champion sheepshearer could become a master garment cutter ( and , later , much more besides ) but Bernard and Laura did .
5 The Turkmen Council of Ministers decided on July 14 to establish a national guard initially numbering 1,000 and republican armed forces , although with significant involvement by Russia [ see p. 38969 ] ; it was expected that the Turkmen Defence Department would become a Ministry , to be headed by current defence chief Danatar Kopekov .
6 The frozen snow would become a playground .
7 Packed snow would become a firm , stable , even slightly sticky surface .
8 We hoped that the gene bank might ultimately contain 500 collections , and we knew that maintenance would become a problem sooner or later .
9 The salon will become a magnet for gossip and the focus of of the soap 's strongest story lines in what Granada TV say will be the biggest shake-up of Street life in five years .
10 Interdependence within a global/local environment will replace independence as a goal , and cultural diversity within and without open borders will become a cause of celebration not a threat .
11 We want something written into the Bill that makes it likely that some of the consumer safeguards will become a reality .
12 As we have seen , only if and when the transfer is registered , will the transferor cease to be a member and shareholder and the transferee will become a member and shareholder .
13 FOOTBRIDGES and UNDERPASSES can become a prison .
14 Plot may become a pretext .
15 SAYS OSF MOTIF SHOULD BECOME AN END-USER PRODUCT …
16 While still a medical student Winnicott discovered the work of Sigmund Freud and decided that psychoanalysis should become a part of his professional life ; thus the year 1923 saw also the beginning of a ten-year training analysis with James Strachey .
17 However , journeys for information and for social contacts form a substantial part of daily activity for all people , and the telephone could become a substitute for at least some journeys and reduce the need for direct personal contact .
18 Asked whether the US return to the Bank of Iran of $567million held since the 1979-1980 Tehran embassy siege could become a catalyst for the freeing of the eight Americans , the President added : ‘ They owe money … and vice versa .
19 The request followed the passing on July 4 by the Council of a government resolution by which the finance committee would become a committee of the whole house , including all 12 elected members and the three appointed officials .
20 In which case Stalin would become a fascist .
21 This would no longer depend on entry on , or removal from , the individual company 's register and share certificates would become a thing of the past .
22 Acceptance of pain was the bridge that enabled a girl to relinquish her hope that her clitoris would become a penis , and to become instead a mature woman whose sexuality was focused upon her vagina .
23 America was hailed as the ‘ great English Republic ’ and orators hoped that England would become a country in which ‘ all denominations will be as free from State patronage or persecution as they are in the great land over which waves ‘ the star-spangled banner ’ ’ .
24 A similar video was made showing the physical environment of the mainstream school and the tutor group of which the child would become a member if she came to the school .
25 A resolution adopted on Nov. 11 confirmed that Albania would become a member of the IDB , following approval in December by the Islamic Conference Organization ( ICO ) of Albania 's application for membership .
26 If the plans get the go-ahead the Inn will become a hotel , pub and nightclub with a restaurant and cocktail bar .
27 If the plans get the go ahead the Inn will become a hotel , pub and nightclub with a restaurant and cocktail bar .
28 Cypress says it can only speculate that Sun will become a customer for HyperSparc , though Cypress chief , TJ Rogers , has been sending messages via the press to the effect that if Sun does n't buy HyperSparc , then he 's going to turn around and do the Alpha RISC for DEC ( UX No 384 ) .
29 Kohl hopes that the council will become a way to revive these links at a time when Europe is very much looking inwards .
30 Mobile Telecommunications Technology Corp says Telekom Malaysia Bhd will become a partner in its Malaysian joint venture to build a nationwide wireless messaging system .
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