Example sentences of "[noun sg] became a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is enough to say that , especially after 1529 , Parliament became a more dynamic and a still less dispensable part of English government than it had been before . |
| 2 | Although her breathing became a little faster as she imagined this part of the scene , she did not become noticeably distressed in any way ; in fact she told me that she felt really pleased with herself for the way in which she had handled the situation . |
| 3 | Slowly , as geography became a more refined and philosophical diversion , so this way of subdividing the sea evolved into the simpler concept of just Five Oceans : the northerly and southerly subdivisions of the Atlantic and Pacific dropped , we were left with the uncomplicated vastnesses of the Oceans Arctic , Antarctic , Atlantic , Pacific and Indian . |
| 4 | In the UK , what initially began as a restructuring of the London Stock Exchange became a much wider cause , embracing every sector of the financial community . |
| 5 | South Asian calicoes in both silk and , later on , cotton became an increasingly desirable commodity in Britain , first as a luxury item but subsequen-tly as a widely used material . |
| 6 | The tendency of sergeants to follow the field-worker around and to ask what she had learnt also soon dissipated as the routine demands of their job became a more pressing priority . |
| 7 | So an experimental measurement of the shift became a very important priority . |
| 8 | The war became a most unpopular one domestically as the toll of dead and injured steadily mounted . |
| 9 | With the introduction of steam power from the later eighteenth century , the necessity for a streamside location disappeared and , particularly in regard to cotton spinning , a climate of high humidity became a more important requirement . |
| 10 | And then my father became a very keen gardener and asking Thomas , How do you do th this and how do you do that ? |
| 11 | This occurred for a number of reasons : laparoscopy became a widely used diagnostic tool , with diagnosis no longer being restricted to patients with disease severe enough to warrant laparotomy , and gynaecologists became aware of the myriad visual appearances of endometriosis which represent evolution of the disease through visually distinct stages to the relatively inactive classic blue-black lesions . |
| 12 | Evangelicalism became an especially potent force in the attack on traditional pastimes . |
| 13 | That society became a more egalitarian , caring and humane society , and the present generation would do well to reflect on this . |
| 14 | Mental illness became a very profitable business indeed . |
| 15 | Under her direction , the squad became a very close-knit affair comprising as it did four cousins , six nephews and a younger brother ( 42 ) . |
| 16 | Matthew 's expression became a little colder . |
| 17 | Thus time became a more personal concept , relative to the observer who measured it . |
| 18 | Rex 's doubtful face became a very sour face . |