Below you will find example sentences with "became ill". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Became Ill in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: ill
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.9 words

Words in this phrase

became ill

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • became can mean: simple past of become Common word
  • ill can mean: Evil; wicked (of people). Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a dog became ill and later 1× after he became ill 1× back home became ill and his 1× before she became ill it was 1× before sophie became ill show a 1× clitheroe suddenly became ill at the 1× drew first became ill at the 1× expert who became ill while he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dog became 1× a man in 1× about a quarter 1× al sylvester originally 1× an american cave 1× an anime series 1×

Common sentence endings:

he became ill 2× a friendly smile 1× a urine infection 1× cave on monday 1× during a run 1× for symptom control 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

cave 5× smith 3× died 3× aunt 2× live 2× life 2× people 2× thought 2× american 2× 000 2× feet 2× turkey 2×

Related phrases

became apparent mentally ill ill health seriously ill terminally ill became increasingly became known became famous ill wls quickly became

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around ill:

mentally ill 14× ill health 13× terminally ill 8× ill wls 6× ill patients 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

became famous became apparent beauty products beauty line beauty industry beauty brand

Just after it in the phrase index:

became increasingly became known become apparent become certified become citizen become easier

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

became apparent became increasingly became known became famous

Same ending:

mentally ill seriously ill terminally ill

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "became ill" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 24.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a dog became ill and later, after he became ill, cave, smith and died stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with became apparent, mentally ill, ill health, mentally ill, ill health and terminally ill, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with became ill

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Individuals who became ill are between 0 and 96 years of age. (12 words)

He later became the Crystal Park police communications officer until he became ill. (13 words)

Pictures taken before Sophie became ill show a pretty girl with a friendly smile. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Later, when her mother became ill, her aunt Madge Spear (whom Smith called "The Lion Aunt") came to live with them, raised Smith and her elder sister Molly and became the most important person in Smith's life. (38 words)

Turkish and international cave rescue experts worked Thursday to reach an American researcher who got trapped inside a cave in southern Turkey at a depth of more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) after he became ill. (38 words)

A dog became ill and later died while out walking in Lough Neagh in County Antrim this month, with the animal's death thought to be possibly caused by exposure to the poisonous plant. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

He later became the Crystal Park police communications officer until he became ill.

Later, when her mother became ill, her aunt Madge Spear (whom Smith called "The Lion Aunt") came to live with them, raised Smith and her elder sister Molly and became the most important person in Smith's life.

About a quarter or a third of the people who had the virus on that island became ill within a few months, putting a huge strain on the hospital system.

A dog became ill and later died while out walking in Lough Neagh in County Antrim this month, with the animal's death thought to be possibly caused by exposure to the poisonous plant.

A man in 1712 said that he became ill after eating an pie and developed impotence for that reason.

An American cave expert who became ill while he was more than 3,000 feet underground in a cave in Turkey, prompting an international rescue effort, was pulled safely from the cave on Monday.

An anime series could have dissected these flashbacks, how he tried to balance both jobs and how he struggled when his grandfather became ill.

Ben Boyle, 37, from Clitheroe, suddenly became ill at the end of October 2023 and was admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary with what was initially a urine infection.

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Drew first became ill at the age of three when his parents, Melanie Barker and Jon Wright noticed a change in his behaviour.

Individuals who became ill are between 0 and 96 years of age.

Investigators found that five people who became ill and provided information about what they ate all reported to have consumed the strawberries, the FDA said.

It was a mantra that served her well on a journey across Canada when her friend became ill after the first three weeks of an eight week trip and she was left alone.

Mr Pope recalls that within a year of being rescued, tragically, the landlady became ill and died.

Pictures taken before Sophie became ill show a pretty girl with a friendly smile.

She described how when Anna became ill, the hospice enabled her to live as normal a life as possible, visiting the hospice daily or overnight, when required, for symptom control.

She was from the rural province of Prey Veng, and became ill on February 16 after ducks and chickens at her home died suddenly.

Turkish and international cave rescue experts worked Thursday to reach an American researcher who got trapped inside a cave in southern Turkey at a depth of more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) after he became ill.

Al Sylvester originally thought he had the flu when he became ill during a run.

As Wayne was finishing his degree, his grandfather back home became ill, and his father, Ed, asked whether Wayne could return to help run the nursery.

Having enjoyed singing and dancing before she became ill, it was something her mum, Steph Mackay was so pleased to see.

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