Example sentences of "have become " in BNC.
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| 1 | These factors help explain some of the reasons why the total number of ACET clients covered at any one time by our on call service in London has more than doubled from 70 in April 1990 to over 150 by March 1991 ; and why the nature of the services required has become so much more sophisticated . |
| 2 | Klima may perhaps be a common name in Czechoslovakia , and Kundera has become a common name in the conversation of Western readers , who are drawn to these reciprocal concerns of his . |
| 3 | Not much is made , however , in the book she has become , of the cultural provenance of this Russian-style belle dame sans merci . |
| 4 | The ability to sing and dance has become increasingly important in the profession nowadays , and there are few actors who do n't possess some musical and dance skills . |
| 5 | Since the new constitution was enacted in 1937 , the prohibition on divorce has become so strict that couples who have been granted a nullity decree by Roman catholic canonical tribunals have found that they may still not be recognized as single by the state , and are thus unable to remarry in the Republic . |
| 6 | During the 20th century an ‘ historic ’ architectural character — perhaps most typically that of the timber framed building — has become popular with , and desirable to , both publicans and brewers . |
| 7 | The UK has become the largest fast food market in Europe — by 1990 there were about 1,500 fast food outlets in the UK . |
| 8 | His book , 30 Ans du Cinema Americain has become a seminal text for cinephiles everywhere . |
| 9 | Over the last six years , the Cities and Media Forum has become an established part of the Festival and has played a substantial role in the debates about developing the media economies of regional cities in the UK . |
| 10 | It encompasses an internal exploration of a personal history within a culture and inevitably differs in scale from much of the ‘ anthropology at home ’ which has become one of the genres of the 1980s . |
| 11 | I know several inspectors who have refused a college scholarship , arguing that the time spent away from the force was time spent in structural limbo , and it has become almost a common adage that time away is time lost in ‘ the promotion stakes ’ . |
| 12 | What amazes me , apart from the instant MGM jungle scenery that leaps out of the walls the minute you walk in , the way the carpet has become an over the rainbow poppy field , only it 's rose petals , what amazes me is we do n't run out of things to say . |
| 13 | The problem is n't just with the person who has become dependent on alcohol . |
| 14 | Injury is more likely when a joint has become stiff either with age or disuse . |
| 15 | Like a detective displaying the only clues in a case in which he has become personally involved , he holds out the croci with a shrug of quiet resolve . |
| 16 | It is not known exactly how many people die from hypothermia ( ie die ‘ from cold ’ , because their inner body temperature has become dangerously low ) , but thousands of older people do die each winter from cold-related conditions . |
| 17 | In 1984–5 the sector returned a loss of £157million ; in one of the most dramatic business turnrounds in recent years this has become a £24million profit in 1988–9 . |
| 18 | From such an unpromising start in 1980 , BR has become the first railway in the world to provide a long-distance passengerrailway service without subsidy . |
| 19 | More specialised terminals , such as those handling chemicals or coal , have thrived in relation to the industry they serve , though the tendency has been to close lesser used depots whenever investment in new track or pointwork has become necessary . |
| 20 | Amongst the most important of these carefully plotted works are : de Falla 's The Three-Cornered Hat ( 1919 ) which originally accompanied a mime play and so fascinated Diaghilev that he commissioned the composer to enlarge it for Massine 's ballet ( see page 59 ) ; Vaughan William 's Job , commissioned by Diaghilev , was unused until de Valois created her important ‘ Masque for Dancing ’ ( 1931 ) ( this marked the inaugural performance of what has become The Royal Ballet ) ; Arthur Bliss ' Checkmate ( 1937 ) was choreographed by de Valois after both composer and choreographer had worked on the plot ; Prokofiev 's Romeo and Juliet was composed with the help of a Shakespearean theatre expert and has been used notably by Lavrovsky , Ashton and MacMillan ( see page 26 ) ; and Ashton provided a roughly outlined plot for Hans Werner Henze 's score for Ondine ( 1958 ) . |
| 21 | Now that the teaching of pirouettes has become more scientific , dancers can attempt turning with the working leg held at many different angles , even changing the pose as they spin . |
| 22 | It is probably not realised how English this type of gesture has become and can be seen in many English ballets . |
| 23 | The carefree quality disappears when she shyly tries to tell the Tutor how fond she has become of him , and when she discovers Natalia and the Tutor in each other 's arms , she loses all inhibitions to denounce them . |
| 24 | Much of the syllabus has become part of the training of dancers all over the world . |
| 25 | In recent years the situation has become confused , because there are now exterior wood stains available , which differ from a true dye or stain , as they leave a coloured film on the surface of the wood and do not require another finish to be applied over them . |
| 26 | Changing a garage door , they say , has become a simple home improvement which can result in ongoing maintenance simplicity . |
| 27 | Do you think he has become jealous or possessive ? |
| 28 | The point of contact with the fable of disembodied consciousness is that thinking has become Raskolnikov 's work , it has almost become Raskolnikov , and if he did and were nothing but this work we would have the first part of Notes from Underground repeated . |
| 29 | Meanwhile Svidrigailov has taken over the suicide role , which is to say the blanket boredom has become positively terminal . |
| 30 | And with the young doctor who tries to help Raskolnikov , the voice of the underground man has become more accessibly funny : ‘ I admit there 's scarcely such a thing as a normal human being . |