Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [vb -s] become the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Institute member has become the first chartered accountant to face trial on money laundering charges under the drug Trafficking Offence Act 1986 . |
| 2 | Reading Transport has become the first British bus company to run its buses on a fuel derived from oilseed rape . |
| 3 | Edinburgh District Council has become the first UK city authority to promote a car-pooling scheme , following the launch of a commercial venture earlier this year [ see ED 55 ] . |
| 4 | The Vale of White Horse district council has become the first to set its Poll Tax at £412 . |
| 5 | An Oxford priest has become the first in the country to announce he 'll leave the Church of England following the vote to ordain women priests . |
| 6 | KPMG Peat Marwick Midland Region has become the first of the Big Six firms ' practices to gain the Investors in People award . |