Example sentences of "become [adj] if [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pupils can become bored if asked to complete a lengthy worksheet at every site . |
| 2 | Finally , remember that point-by-point comparisons can become tedious if extended too far ; a formal analysis always needs to be subordinated to some more general point you want to make . |
| 3 | However , they would become noisy if ignored or neglected and downright troublesome if the family itself became lazy or rude . |
| 4 | The stipulation pour autrui is already effective , but may become inoperative if rejected by the third party . |
| 5 | Six months or so of this produced not only a degree of understandable tedium -even the most terrifying things can become boring if lived with long enough — but what I would call an inverse effect . |
| 6 | Finally : the Prescription Act 1832 , still in force , provides that easements other than rights to light become absolute if enjoyed for 20 years . |
| 7 | A report in the British Journal of Addiction says some carrot junkies eat up to five bunches a day and become desperate if deprived of their fix . |
| 8 | Words such as " both " , " pint " , and " steak " become unrecognisable if pronounced according to the GPC rules ( they would rhyme with " moth " , " mint " , and " meek " ) , and irregular words such as " bread " , " come " , and " wild " actually become different words when pronounced according to these rules ( i.e. , " breed " , " comb " , and " willed " ) . |
| 9 | The main activity menu has a series of characters or objects that become animated if selected , and also gives access to the other five options . |
| 10 | The truth is flexible , white hot , but it soon becomes brittle if tempered with cold bullshit . |