Example sentences of "become [adj] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local councillor Edmund Pearson said : ‘ This is the most crucial decision that has to be made since the land became used for sport . ’ |
| 2 | Oxford 's type foundry was re-equipped from German sources , and thus the Press became self-sufficient for type until mechanical composition developed . |
| 3 | For example one client lived in ‘ appalling , dirty conditions ’ , in a house which was rapidly becoming unfit for habitation , and with a companion who was becoming ‘ more frequently drunk and incontinent ’ . |
| 4 | This can be achieved by ensuring that we fall within the exemption contained in Section 60(1) of the Companies Act , which states that an offer or invitation is not to be treated as made to the public ‘ if it can properly be regarded , in all the circumstances , as not being calculated to result , directly or indirectly , in the shares or debentures becoming available for subscription or purchase by persons other than those receiving the offer or invitation , or otherwise as being a domestic concern of the persons receiving and making it ’ . |
| 5 | Though no good new assays exist to supplement assays of alkaline phosphatase to assess bone formation , more specific markers are becoming available for bone resorption . |
| 6 | This last short section concerns the fate of large institutional sites in the countryside , principally redundant hospital sites which are becoming available for redevelopment as the result of community care and other policies . |
| 7 | ( ii ) Several patients who were Child 's grade C on or shortly after admission improved with medical treatment to grade A or B , thereby ultimately becoming eligible for inclusion int he study . |
| 8 | The drama student , on successfully completing an acting or stage management training course at an NCDT accredited school registers with Equity , thereby becoming eligible for membership of the union if offered an engagement in any of the areas of work listed above . |
| 9 | Xenly was becoming greedy for food . |
| 10 | Date you became unfit for work |
| 11 | The criteria by which marathon times would become acceptable for ratification as world records were drafted by the IAAF 's own road running committee in response to a call for change many think is overdue . |
| 12 | At what wind speed does it become unsafe for novice paraglider pilots to fly ? |
| 13 | Only in the final stages of breakdown does the nutrient become available for uptake by living plants , and this can take weeks or even months . |
| 14 | There are many species of bacteria of the Bacteroides fragilis group that are able to degrade these substances and thereby release free sulphate which would then become available for utilisation by sulphate reducing bacteria . |
| 15 | The penalty for not entering an accurate record in the new Domesday Book would be that after the new vesting day for the exercise , all that wealth in Britain not entered in the record would become available for redistribution by the Government . |
| 16 | Once unemployment benefit ceases , a claimant may become eligible for income support , but such eligibility is affected by his partner 's earnings . |
| 17 | After taking up the post , the professor will become eligible for consideration , in reviews which will take place from time to time , for one of a small number of additional awards which may be made in recognition of outstanding academic distinction and/or contribution to the academic work of the University ( e.g. in leadership in , or in the development of , some field of study ) . |
| 18 | Biennially at the Annual General Meeting four members of the Executive Committee shall retire and shall not become eligible for re-election within a period of two years . |
| 19 | Annually at the Annual General Meeting three members of the Executive Committee shall retire and shall not become eligible for re-election within a period of one year . |
| 20 | Biennially at the Annual General Meeting four members of the Executive Committee shall retire and shall not become eligible for re-election within a period of two years . |
| 21 | Mrs Helmsley has been sentenced to four years in jail , and could become eligible for parole in 19 months . |
| 22 | Fathers who , for example , induce their daughters of this age to fellate or masturbate them would thus become liable for incest . |
| 23 | The supplier of goods or services can become liable for breach of contract in a variety of ways . |
| 24 | Five patients ( 12.5% ; 95% CI 4–27% ) became negative for HBsAg . |
| 25 | When the statue stood in Argyle Street , it became traditional for Hogmanay revellers at Glasgow Cross to swing from the horse 's tail . |
| 26 | Much further south , Orlando in Florida has become popular for family holidays because of nearby DisneyWorld and plenty of golf for mum and dad . |
| 27 | Equally we know that cutbacks and retrenchment of welfare services have become functional for capital since the mid-1970s because that too has occurred . |
| 28 | Recently , plastic pipe has become available for home plumbing for both hot and cold water pipes . |
| 29 | Since FIFA accepted South Africa back on to the international stage their top players have become available for transfer at cheap prices . |
| 30 | The Danes are traditional dairy cattle breeders , but since the Second World War the dairy herds have followed the British trend towards fewer , larger units and a certain amount of land has become available for beef-rearing on a minor scale . |