1.   Because of the drought, the river has become little more than a trickle.

2.   The river had become a swirling torrent.

3.   The river occasionally becomes a torrent after a downpour, and May even cause flooding.

4.   The river becomes brackish as we approach the tidemark.

5.   And the rain becomes a river, and the river becomes a flood.

6.   After the first or second week of June, the river becomes fishable.

7.   Eventually the river became so shallow that we could go no farther in the boat.

8.   In many ways, the river itself has become a dividing line of race and economic disparity.

9.   In his hands, the river becomes a character in its own right, something to dip into for a time, something transporting.

10.   In some areas the river became a virtual jam of rafts and kayaks as other float groups realized the president was nearby.