Example sentences of "that [pron] be becoming [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposite is so limp that I 'm becoming paranoid , I 'm developing a twitch , Councillor . |
| 2 | Blanche realises that she is becoming old and seeks someone who can offer her stability . |
| 3 | Donna had helped her onto the sofa , woken her gently but then realized that she was becoming hysterical . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't call me that , ’ she said crossly , aware that she was becoming side-tracked . |
| 5 | At this point I could see that Maxine was beginning to breathe more quickly and that she was becoming restless . |
| 6 | The second stage is an awareness of , not only the situation we find difficult or are afraid of , but also of the fact that we are becoming anxious and beginning to panic . |
| 7 | Only to the extent that we are becoming aware of the mercies of God . |
| 8 | It may be that they have developed new sensitivities to foods , or that they are becoming chemical-sensitive . |
| 9 | Ironically , the best hope for the pilot whales of the North Atlantic is that they are becoming unsafe for humans to eat . |
| 10 | Perhaps also under this heading might come an increase in complaining : people find themselves becoming self-centred and self-justifying in conversations and perhaps feeling that they are becoming boring ( and often are ) . |
| 11 | ‘ I have been excluded from my children for five months and I am very worried that they are becoming isolated from me , ’ said Allen , 57 , afterwards . |
| 12 | Liebowitz and Horowitz ( 1968 ) suggested that what was happening in the United States at the time , was a process of merging of politics and social deviance such that they were becoming indistinguishable . |
| 13 | The good news I hear from feminist friends is that it 's becoming old hat these days to involve the father in childbirth . |
| 14 | Secondly , these falling yields mean that it is becoming cheaper for firms and individuals to borrow by issuing new claims like bonds and equities or going to building societies , by comparison with borrowing from banks . |
| 15 | ‘ We should like to see parents control the amount of time their children spend on computer games , especially if it becomes clear that it is becoming more than a normal hobby , ’ said the PAT deputy general secretary , Jackie Miller . |
| 16 | The theory remains a controversial one but Dr Kinlen told The Scotsman that it is becoming harder to dismiss the findings as no more than chance . |
| 17 | That it was becoming darker , more turbid as time went on , disturbed her . |
| 18 | Marr continuously denied stories that he was becoming tired of the attention Morrissey received . |
| 19 | Richard looked anxious , and Nenna saw that he really thought that he was becoming difficult to understand . |
| 20 | But gradually Washington became concerned that he was becoming dependent upon the Tudeh Party . |
| 21 | In spite of himself , he could feel that he was becoming interested . |