Example sentences of "[pers pn] could become a " in BNC.

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1 So far as he was concerned , I could become a Muslim or a Jew , provided I got good School Certificates .
2 I could become a creative retailer . ’
3 I might write a book , I could be in a movie , I could become a photographer , I might sing … ‘
4 I could become a burden to me wife and family , not only that , if I could n't pay the mortgage they might throw us out of the cottage .
5 It really would be wonderful if I could become a member of the Royal Institute .
6 Brazil is a eventually in Mexico I could become a Mexican , way up to a Mexico , how do we get to a Mexico , jump to a Mexico !
7 If so you could become a POB on a RAG .
8 Most shops have at least one windsurfing enthusiast , who should be happy to advise you further since you could become a future customer .
9 If you are unable to leave your home , perhaps you could become a pen pal — it can open up a whole new world .
10 If your footwear is uncomfortable you will not only end up with sore feet or blisters but you could become a danger to yourself or , worse , still , to others who might have to come and rescue you .
11 Many things about AIDS are uncertain but the more you know about it , the less you will be afraid — and you could become a very good friend to people who have to live with this problem .
12 But it seemed as how you could become a troopie .
13 " That would have to be sorted out before you could become a tenant of ours , " says the official .
14 ‘ If you do n't change — you could become a feature like in Jurassic Park .
15 Well we we used to join as a , you know , you could become a friend of gardens
16 We could become a country of citizens , not subjects , striving for excellence rather than settling for second best .
17 ‘ For example , if you start placing human growth hormones into salmon , and they are released into the environment and start overproducing , they could become a real problem to the stability of the environment . ’
18 Thus no matter what the biologically based aptitudes and capacities of an untouchable , there was no way they could become a Brahmin .
19 The mess of my life , the selfishnesses and false turnings and the treacheries , all these things could fall into place , they could become a source of construction rather than a source of chaos , and precisely because I had no other choice .
20 If something happened and they tried to stop , they could become a missile travelling at 90 mph ; a big one .
21 They could become a den for juvenile delinquents .
22 But she did not believe it could become a reality unless much more money was forthcoming .
23 It could become a money spinner for farmers looking for alternative crops in the face of expected cutbacks in EC farm support prices .
24 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 .
25 So , although TSB lending is still very limited , it could become a substantial force in consumer credit .
26 It winds up the hillside , and looks as if it could become a raging torrent in wet weather .
27 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 .
28 In a fight , it could become a noose .
29 She supposed it was all right when one was all dressed up , but perhaps it could become a nightmare if one totally lost one 's privacy to move around anonymously .
30 An Israeli diplomat quoted in the Independent of March 6 said that if progress was made on wider peace negotiations " it could become a case of eight plus one rather than eight against one " .
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