Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] it became " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The only dish she made that we could tolerate was syrup tart , which we praised extravagantly , with the result that it became our unhealthy staple diet . |
| 2 | Mr Lawes and Mr Whatling said they had signed a partnership deal once it became clear how important the find was . |
| 3 | The largest was at Gretna on the Solway Firth and it became no less than a State-developed new town , south-west of the existing village . |
| 4 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
| 5 | The fact that my slimmers felt so much healthier encouraged them to continue on the diet while they were losing weight and it became clear that they had no intention of falling back in to their old habits . |
| 6 | Billy Sullivan had decided that he was going to own his own gymnasium one day and the idea grew in his mind until it became an obsession . |
| 7 | Better to gamble that a private collector would keep the car until it became rare enough to warrant accepting it , if it were offered later . |
| 8 | This would at best have been a major irritant for an embattled leader of the opposition But it became worse than that . |
| 9 | In March , however , the Halifax decided against this course of action while it became apparent that the Abbey National was going to face some opposition from its members who feared that an incorporated society would be more interested in the welfare of its shareholders than of its depositors and borrowers . |
| 10 | ( First Edition ) AMBULANCE union leaders are to consider stepping up industrial action after it became clear yesterday that management had made no concessions in talks with Acas , the conciliation service , writes Barrie Clement . |
| 11 | The mass media should be free to expose torture before it became institutionalised . |
| 12 | The durations prescribed by the Royal College when it became responsible for the curriculum and examination have steadily increased . |
| 13 | You 're so well known for the ES295 Gibson guitar that it became dubbed the ‘ Scotty Moore ’ model , but you did n't use that guitar all the time , did you ? |
| 14 | Angry with her emotional dependence on her lover , she glued a dart board onto black painted wood so it became a head for her lover 's shirt pasted on below , threw the darts at the target and left him . |
| 15 | Her soft hands were so unaccustomed to such hard work that it became — temporarily , Miss Mates said , until they hardened — difficult for her to help with the fine sewing , and the darning and repairing needed in the little house . |
| 16 | NO SOONER had the new organisation ‘ After Dark Railtours ’ sent off their advertisement for publication than it became necessary to cancel the operation . |
| 17 | It was only when no parking places were to be found anywhere near the hall that it became clear that this was not normal . |
| 18 | Its lights sparkled in the shadow of Earth but even as Jezrael watched its approach , Steel City was wheeling its impressive silver network into the full light of the sun and it became a diamond filigree that flashed like a new-born star . |
| 19 | It was sold as the fulfilment of a dream but it became a nightmare for many . |
| 20 | The government 's main concern now seemed to be stifling dissent before it became intractable . |
| 21 | ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer . |
| 22 | ‘ Kalliste was the name given to this little lady before it became either Thera or Santorini , and a more singularly inapt name I can not imagine . |
| 23 | A ban on strike action which was also proposed for the same period , with heavy fines for offenders , had been dropped by the parliamentary labour committee when it became clear that it would receive no support , but fines for unofficial strikes were increased . |
| 24 | Indeed those dependent upon casual labour had to live close to docks and factories if they were to be on hand for work as it became available . |
| 25 | THE South West Thames regional health authority requested the army be drafted in for ambulance work when it became clear the police could not cope , according to ambulance mangement . |
| 26 | The railway 's team crane , which was part of a demonstration goods train at the time , turned from game-keeper to poacher as it became derailed and had to be rescued by another crane . |
| 27 | Mr Wilson added that he was still pursuing the wider issues of the case until it became apparent whether the case of Ian X was unique . |
| 28 | Although the party had secured only 8,360,000 votes compared with the 8,664,000 who voted Conservative , it had won most seats in parliament and it became inevitable that it should form a second minority government , once again relying upon Liberal Party support to keep it in office . |
| 29 | It was during this period that it became the second major party in British politics , and Britain 's leading progressive party . |
| 30 | The beef herd proved the breed 's ability to thrive on modest feeding and to give high killing-out percentages in all age groups , and gradually the beef traits increased in importance until it became a single-purpose beef breed . |