Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] have [adv] become " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US authorities claimed that the decision to evacuate Peace Corps workers had been taken on the basis of general intelligence concerning NPA intentions , and that Swanson 's abduction had only become known after the decision had been made . |
| 2 | Parents who previously took no interest in their children 's education have suddenly become motivated . |
| 3 | John Thaw 's Inspector has lately become virtually paralysed by his pain and disgust , and his psychological travails have tended to hijack the plots — I find myself watching mainly for the architecture and the music . |
| 4 | Lancaster 's voice had suddenly become animated and loud as he recalled the sting of his betrayal . |
| 5 | Julia 's illness had suddenly become worse and she was in great pain . |
| 6 | That , needless to say , was at best half the story , since Tom Poole 's house had immediately become for Coleridge a spacious and comfortable refuge whenever Lime Street grew oppressive . |