Example sentences of "[adv] that it become " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could be done more effectively if the law was changed so that it became the jury 's responsibility to assess only the actual damage to the plaintiff and the judge 's responsibility to impose an unlimited fine on the defendants according to his view of their culpability . |
| 2 | All this time we were still trying to fix up Denmark Street so that it became vaguely comfortable . |
| 3 | When Ramakrishna saw Kasi the Holy City , he did not see it as a physical city but as the dreams and hopes of holy pilgrims that had fallen on the city , stratum on stratum so that it became a city of holy ideas , a spiritual city . |
| 4 | Martin Luther King had a vision as personal and private as the sleeping child or the cross-legged meditator , but he turned it outward as a prayer for peace so that it became shared . |
| 5 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 6 | Transfers and new appointments were made from the mainland to BBC Northern Ireland so that it became almost as firmly a government instrument as , for instance , the army 's information office in Lisburn . |
| 7 | The tapered frame of the original pattern was straightened and made broader so that it became rectangular in design . |
| 8 | Figures from the Central Statistical Office suggest that some of the changes implemented by Conservative governments helped to reverse the trend in redistribution of income from the rich , so that it became redistribution to the rich . |
| 9 | She would redesign the apartment , transform it so that it became a proper home , a space where friends could come , a place for gatherings , a home like the Princesse 's which always hummed . |
| 10 | He shakes his head and I get a shiver , remembering just that gesture of his , repeated and repeated so that it became like a nervous tic after a while , back in Strathspeld , after Clare 's funeral in ‘ 89 ; a gesture of disbelief , refusal , non-acceptance . |
| 11 | They had chanced upon a look which was popular and yet could be varied in dozens of different ways ; the neck could be scooped , V-shaped or square , the sleeves could be full , tight or removed altogether ( so that it became a pinafore ) , and the waistline could be moved up or down . |
| 12 | The Bill would have altered the definition of rape which at the time was classified in the Italian Penal Code as a ‘ crime against morals and custom ’ , so that it became a crime of violence against the person . |
| 13 | It is said that he constructed a tank and poured into it molten gold so that it became one vast molten block . |
| 14 | I watched her walk back down the steps , and the wind flipped her loose cardigan so that it became a swansdown shawl . |
| 15 | The latter option was the more frequently adopted , so that it became very difficult to evaluate the contribution , if any , that ERDF expenditure might have made to economic development . |
| 16 | Liberal Democrats are determined to ensure that Britain changes its ways so that it become a leader , not a laggard , in facing the environmental challenge . |
| 17 | It is a good idea to say the key words aloud every time as you check each item so that it becomes a habit . |
| 18 | Where Federman and Sukenick replace finished story with the process of narrating so that it becomes difficult to say what their novels are ‘ about ’ , Rudolph Wurlitzer pursues a rather different task in his fiction . |
| 19 | In effect , Barth simultaneously reworks texts and multiplies the dimensions to LETTERS so that it becomes a protean work , constantly shifting resemblances . |
| 20 | Alternatively the chemical may react with the dirt so that it becomes water soluble and it can be rinsed away . |
| 21 | Whether shorter or longer , the important thing is to make it serve you so that it becomes not a burden but a means of personal reflection and integration . |
| 22 | Technological hazards are more unpredictable and may be extremely rare , so that it becomes difficult to use probability concepts to quantify risk , especially those which rely on notions of relative frequency . |
| 23 | Move the fifth paragraph ( 'TABLES : … leg room ? ' ) so that it becomes the second one |
| 24 | It hopes to adapt the life of the electronic control gear to the life of the lamp so that it becomes a throwaway item and bring it in line with the ‘ convenience purchase ’ of the coiled-coil lamp . |
| 25 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
| 26 | Another , and perhaps the worst aspect is that the wind has the habit of blowing debris into the net so that it becomes entangled and this too limits its catching ability . |
| 27 | Ryle points out that in being impressed by the certainty of the seen and the known , one is assuming that seeing and knowing are analogous with looking and thinking , so that it becomes a problem how they escape the fallibility of these operations ; he invites us to shift ‘ see ’ and ‘ know ’ to the category of achievement verbs such as ‘ find ’ and ‘ cure ’ , which are related to ‘ seek ‘ and ‘ treat ’ as ‘ see ’ and ‘ know ’ to ‘ look ’ and ‘ think ’ , but do not tempt us to suppose that there are infallible methods of discovering lost articles or restoring to health . |
| 28 | Alternatively , pretend to take some yourself , so that it becomes a shared ritual . ’ |
| 29 | 8.6.2 replace or modify the Converted Text of the Work so that it becomes non-infringing . |
| 30 | The Act defines three types of offensive weapon : ‘ made ’ ( such as a bayonet ) for killing or wounding ; ‘ adapted ’ ( like a smashed milk bottle ) so that it becomes a weapon ; or ‘ intended ’ ( such as a penknife or empty bottle ) which was not designed or adapted as a weapon but could be used if the need arose . |