Example sentences of "it [vb mod] become a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The form of service and the choice of hymns , if any , should be your parent 's , and if she is hoping to see her husband 's coffin surrounded by flowers on its last journey , nobody should suggest to her that she should instead consider asking relatives and friends to send donations to a suitable charity , for this may upset her deeply , and if she gives in to it , it may become a burning resentment in her later on . |
| 2 | If the Apple/Microsoft system can be made to work on both PCs and Macintoshes and is actually delivered within a reasonable space of time then it may become a second standard . |
| 3 | Many governors are likely to preside over a case conference at some time during their term of office and for chairmen , particularly those serving large schools , it may become a regular and frequent experience . |
| 4 | The exploration of what these values are and what they mean has hardly started , but it should become a primary focus of communication ethics . |
| 5 | Once this is resolved it might become a major source of LDC finance in the future . |
| 6 | Most initiatives arose from the ‘ movement left ’ — that amorphous network of local groupings , cultural ventures and autonomous campaigns that was the legacy of the libertarian revolts of the late 1960s and early 1970s — rather than from within the existing labour movement ( apart from the Institute for Workers ' Control , which in the mid-1970s looked as though it might become a major national forum for the newer movements of the 1970s and the earlier generation of intellectuals and trade unionists who had quit the Communist Party after 1956 ) . |
| 7 | Never know , it might become a little trade ! |
| 8 | The proposals will mean it 'll become a criminal offence to camp anywhere without permission . |
| 9 | Further development of the programme and of the role of the Community Mother is possible , though within the present structures there is a danger that it could become a mere extension of the health services , with the Community Mother as a low-waged employee , losing voluntary status , altering motivation and reducing their effectiveness as change agents , becoming as Gill Walt concludes about Community Health Workers in many countries , ‘ just another pair of hands ’ rather than the change agents they were claimed to be . |
| 10 | The future of Seamer Fair depends on how these questions are eventually answered ; it could become a thriving gypsy fair again or , if the charter is revoked , disappear totally . |
| 11 | It winds up the hillside , and looks as if it could become a raging torrent in wet weather . |
| 12 | So , although TSB lending is still very limited , it could become a substantial force in consumer credit . |
| 13 | ‘ Should any ‘ special inspection ’ or ‘ sanctions ’ be imposed on us … it would become a dangerous train plunging the whole territory , both North and South , into the scourge of war , ’ the official Workers Party newspaper declared in a commentary . |
| 14 | If this could be rephrased objectively it would become a helpful goal within the ABA model . |
| 15 | It would become a magic talisman . |
| 16 | When I did n't have any way out , I felt like songs were a tunnel and if there was any mess I could just funnel it out and it would become a beautiful picture at the end of the tunnel . |
| 17 | ‘ There 's no question that it would become a permanent feature . |
| 18 | After the scheduled 1995 opening of the Newton Cap scheme , the picturesque valley around it will become a great local amenity . |
| 19 | If IBM actually endorses it for the Presentation Manager it will become a second standard ! |
| 20 | Instead , if it caves in to the French , it will become a protectionist grouping of rich nations , excluded from the American and Japanese markets and the growing wealth of the rest of the world . |
| 21 | ‘ It is easy to develop a market without entrepreneurial institutions , but it will become a black market . |
| 22 | It will become a criminal offence not to comply fully with any investigations , and it will be possible to impose substantial financial penalties , not only upon the companies operating a prohibited agreement , but also upon those directors found responsible for negotiating or operating such an agreement . |
| 23 | Rugby is identified so strongly as an Afrikaner sport by the black majority that there appears little doubt that it will become a political football . |
| 24 | Adrian Colston , director of the Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust , says the centre has given the Trust a shop window in the town centre : ‘ It 's early days yet , but the centre has already doubled our volunteer workforce and we think it will become a major focal point . ’ |
| 25 | If it is denied or suppressed in some way , it will become a recurring experience , or it will convert itself into some other disorder of the body , emotion or behaviour . |
| 26 | It will become a freshwater river permanently at its present high-water mark . |
| 27 | Those constraints have gone now , and yet Haines says for various reasons we should not expect to see future AS/400s challenging the top-end mainframe market , although it will become a stronger challenger around the low-end and middle of Enterprise System 's territory . |
| 28 | Finally , by linking the system to an outside database of corporate accounting information , it can become a powerful aid for marketing , for example to help direct marketing energies most effectively . |
| 29 | Les Ferdinand makes his debut in Shearer 's frontline slot — and now he knows it can become a long-term chance . |
| 30 | It can become a pleasant social occasion rather than a chore . |