Example sentences of "become [adj] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She became depressed and saw her GP . |
| 2 | Others who have been home for a few months come in feeling as if their brains are becoming addled and wanting something to do . |
| 3 | Blanche realises that she is becoming old and seeks someone who can offer her stability . |
| 4 | 6 Avoid becoming overweight and limit your intake of fatty foods |
| 5 | He became vast and covered me , covered my face , his hideous throat working . |
| 6 | It became unsafe and found its way between the wars to Newton . |
| 7 | At first it was included with other Shorthorns in the Coates herdbook from its inception in 1822 , but in 1896 the Lincoln became separate and established its own Lincoln Red herdbook . |
| 8 | Shackel became indignant and said he would fetch a magistrate and complain about the Chief Constable 's attitude , which he did . |
| 9 | He became suspicious and denounced them at a branch meeting . |
| 10 | She became ingratiating and saw herself finally taking over the housekeeper 's role . |
| 11 | There was a stirring , a sense that at any minute the branches over his head might dip over him and brush his face , or that the roots that had thrust up out of the earth might wriggle and become alive and twine themselves about his feet . |
| 12 | The springs can also become fatigued and lose their tensile strength . |
| 13 | Very occasionally a bottle will become contaminated and lose its potency . |
| 14 | It is thought that the chickens may become calmer and improve their egg-laying performance . |
| 15 | Exhausted , Andrew lowers his head and their tongues meet and Andrew slides down and hugs Iain 's legs , hoping that they will become immobile and lock him in this position and never separate . |
| 16 | I erm unfortunately , er , agree with the previous speaker that a very strong calvinistic streak runs through me and I believe in the two parent family and also in the efforts that you should make to keep the family ge together , but I think too , there 's sp , er , perceptions of individuals and particularly , younger generations now in society , are so much different from my own perceptions when I initially became married and started my own family but what society has to look at the perceptions and expectations of the individuals in society . |
| 17 | Members became tired and withdrew their money and their trade . |
| 18 | Their hatred of Wilson and their determination to undermine him had become legendary and earned him support in unexpected places . |
| 19 | But Mr Browning had become fascinated and ignored his wife 's point . |
| 20 | In the witness box , Steventon-Rogers claimed he had gone to the shed unarmed and grabbed the knife from a work bench when Mr Smith became angry and attacked him . |
| 21 | Ron finally became angry and wrote me a letter asking when I was going to turn up for training . |
| 22 | It 's important that some eye problems , like a squint , are picked up early before they become entrenched and hinder your baby 's development . |
| 23 | But then they become curious and try it . |
| 24 | There is no doubt in de Man 's mind that the image plays a central role in Proust 's thematic opposition , but when one follows " Proust 's own injunction " to submit the image to the " test of truth " , the function of the image is subverted : " statements or strategies that tended to remain unnoticed become apparent and undo what the figure seemed to have accomplished " . |
| 25 | I am the only golden eagle you know now and you may think all are like me , and become trusting and believe they will help you . |
| 26 | Now suddenly , for no apparent reason , they become careless and leave their faeces on the carpet . |
| 27 | And of course it was not until the eyes and nose began to discharge that the boy became worried and brought him to see me . |
| 28 | In the recurrent nightmare , my father becomes angry and denounces someone . |
| 29 | After a few minutes dried food becomes soggy and loses its appeal , so the rule becomes : feed no more than the fish will eat in five minutes . |
| 30 | " He turned and began to go away , but the captain of the guard became frightened and called him back . |