Example sentences of "she [modal v] become a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The anti-smoking campaigner — who played JR — wrote to the former premier to say many Americans were dismayed that she might become a consultant . |
| 2 | After the visions she 'd become a shepherdess of souls , leading them to Our Lady and to repentance . |
| 3 | She made a joke of it , saying she had given Heather all the most exclusive matchbooks in her collection , that it was ironic how she 'd become a slave to her sister 's hobby . ’ |
| 4 | Instead , she 'd become a member of what had to be a rather exclusive club . |
| 5 | I think she 'd become a habit with him , if you know what I mean — and of course she was at the root of the trouble between Silas and me . ’ |
| 6 | There would be a brief but spectacular meteor shower in Lucifer 's upper atmosphere tonight , he thought , wondering if those on Belial would watch and think of them , as he had thought of Paula Engado when she 'd become a shooting star . |
| 7 | An anchoress had to be a woman of means or she would become a drain on the community . |
| 8 | Anxious , more likely , that she would become a nuisance again , would let Mr Landor down or cause trouble over Ferdinando being taken away . |
| 9 | She would become a dependant of the USSR or the United States . |
| 10 | Maureen Moore was nineteen , and when she had finished her qualifications she would become a music teacher . |
| 11 | Olga , the brighter of the two , had clamoured to be allowed to go to college in Tollemarche , and both parents had encouraged her in this , hoping she would become a school-teacher ; but she had met Boyd Stych and got married instead . |
| 12 | Diana , for her part , thought she would become a wife and mother ; but , with all the servants and secretaries who surrounded the Prince , including a valet who selected and prepared his clothes for the day , packed for him and even did his personal shopping , she felt superfluous , and just a little jealous . |
| 13 | Slogging away at the military hospital , sickened by the pain she saw and more muddled than ever , she decided that when the war was over she would become a tramp . |
| 14 | However , it must also be recalled that the Prince always hoped that as time went on and his wife 's interests expanded , she would become a figure in her own right , carrying out independent duties . |
| 15 | She will become a vegetable in a wheelchair . |