Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun prp] become the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1874 Elliot became the first of the coal industry 's business leaders to receive a baronetcy . |
| 2 | In 1961 Pillai became the first Indian chairman of GKW ( the Indian subsidiary of GKN ) . |
| 3 | In 1926 China became the first country in the Far East to permit kissing to be shown on its cinema screens . |
| 4 | In 1982 Barclays became the first bank to re-open its doors on Saturday mornings , and the other high street banks soon followed suit . |
| 5 | In 1959 Macmillan became the first Western head of state to visit Moscow in time of peace , sporting a white fur hat ( a psychological mistake , since white was only worn by Finns ) . |
| 6 | His Democratic opponent , Doug Wilder , hoping on 7 November to become the first black governor of a US state , has been forcing him to back-pedal since . |