It was becoming obvious to him they had reached the end of the line.
Recently, with less trade coming through, it's become more obvious.
It had become obvious a few years back that this was a problem for Britain.
On reflection, perhaps this all should have become obvious much earlier than it did.
The good news about education has become obvious: the quality of public schools is now on center stage in national politics.
After a year it was becoming obvious that the plan wasn't working.
When we look at growth, the costs of large size become obvious.
It was becoming obvious that wasn't going to happen and I said so.
But it's become obvious even to me, now that I've seen a few others.
The film wasn't actually made here, as soon became obvious.