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Meanings of become narrower in English

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Usage of become narrower in English
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The road now had become narrower and the turnings more frequent.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
2
The steps had become narrower and more steeply spiral than before.
Charles Rex
3
It seems that our vocabulary has become narrower and less accurate.
The Irish Times
4
All these clefts exhibit considerable variations in width, but become narrower as they proceed westwards.
The Moon: A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical F...
5
He remarked that through a slow pressure of the ice the basin threatened to become narrower.
The English at the North Pole / Part I of the Adventures of Capt...
6
Margins in improvements in performances have become narrower and narrower as athletes approach the limit of human achievement.
The Guardian
7
The annual rings of growth are for many years quite wide, but later they become narrower and narrower.
The Mechanical Properties of Wood / Including a Discussion of th...
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The path, become narrower, rougher and more winding, plunged sharply, steeply downwards, running perilously along the cliff's edge.
Dangerous Ages
9
In fact, "it appears," in the words of Professor Milne, "as if the whole Neo valley had become narrower."
A Study of Recent Earthquakes
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Nesting loops in this way enabled the chromosome to become narrower and prevented the initial loops from growing large enough to mix or interact.
Wired
11
It is likely that as we advance the river will become narrower, and we would be an easy target for a shot from the bank.
The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
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The glade became narrower as they neared the entrance to the grotto.
The Companions of Jehu
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The path now became narrower and overhung with wandering branches and creepers.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
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As the roads became narrower it was impossible to pass another vehicle.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
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The valley became narrower, we rose higher, and the cliffs were cavernous.
Southern Arabia
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Conviction was laying hold upon me, and the circle was becoming narrower.
From Death into Life / or, Twenty Years of my Ministry
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