Became

Examples

• After waiting some time Mrs. Clements became alarmed, and ordered the cabman to drive back to her lodgings. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Strange shipping became more frequent, passing the Japanese headlands; sometimes ships were wrecked and sailors brought ashore. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The penniless Colonel became quite obsequious and respectful to the head of his house, and despised the milksop Pitt no longer. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Suddenly I became as it were the father of all mankind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The chateau awoke later, as became its quality, but awoke gradually and surely. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• He became very confused and silent. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• What became of the two men? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Paler than marble, with white lips and convulsed features, Idris became aware of my situation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• My uncle Elias emigrated to America when he was a young man and became a planter in Florida, where he was reported to have done very well. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• So we, a simple triad on empty earth, were multiplied to each other, till we became all in all. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He then became a little more practical than I liked, first taking hold of my hand, and next kissing me by force. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• In 1822 the important improvement of the reciprocating knife bar was made by Ogle, which became a characteristic feature of all subsequent successful reapers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• His face became a little distracted. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He became cheerful, as he thought of this, and soberly and resolutely marked out the line of conduct he would adopt. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• While there was hope, the agony had been unendurable;--all was now concluded; her feelings became solemn and calm. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As he advanced in years, however, he became subject to fits of the gout, to which, in 1782, a nephritic cholic was superadded. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The vault above became obscured, lightning flashed from the heavy masses, followed instantaneously by crashing thunder; then the big rain fell. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I watched eagerly to see the effect, and became impatient at last that there was no indication of any charge being made. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The two days became three, and the three days became four. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• By the same degrees his attention became concentrated on the knife. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Then the bowl became ovoid, or egg-shaped, and the end of the handle was rounded, without the notch. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• What became of Captain Osborne's widow? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I became sick at heart. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• When I became Joe's 'prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him; howbeit, he liked me still less. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• His complexion became pale with anger, and the disturbance of his mind was visible in every feature. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Up came the man, and his face became more frightfully distorted than ever, as he drew nearer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• With the opening of this line the success of the railroad as a practical means of conveyance became assured. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• By degrees it became an enormous injury to me that he stood before the fire. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• When the mixture was heated, the ammonia was driven over to the other end of the tube, immersed in a cold bath, and the ammonia gas became liquefied. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Whatever he put on, became him less (it dismally seemed to me) than what he had worn before. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

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