Example sentences of "[pers pn] become [adv] [vb pp] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They became so celebrated that they were disturbed by tourists . |
| 2 | Things remained thus for nearly 80 years , and although it became generally recognised that the genus needed to be split-up into several smaller ones , the amount of work required was such as to make the task an almost-impossible proposition , at least for a single revision . |
| 3 | It became widely accepted that the attackers were predominantly black , although there was little evidence for this belief . |
| 4 | As the officer corps became more professionalized , it became more determined that the army should not be used again to quell civilian protest as in 1905–6 . |
| 5 | Last season it became so inflamed that he had to pull out of the Carolls Irish Open at Portmarnock . |
| 6 | Only during the 1960s did it become generally appreciated that the cosy ‘ special relationship ’ of the war years and of the period of Oliver Franks 's distinguished tenure at the Washington embassy in 1948–52 had changed , and to Britain 's disadvantage . |
| 7 | In the industrial context , too , it might be relevant to consider whether your reputation will be damaged if it becomes widely known that you have had your work taken away from you . |