Example sentences of "[pron] become [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just around this stage that I became aware of the first footman beside me , who whispered : ‘ Miss Kenton would like a word with you , sir . |
| 2 | ‘ I sometimes wonder why you became involved in the first place . ’ |
| 3 | By the early 1640s she had moved to London and begun a religious quest in pursuit of whose ends she became involved with the first Quakers in 1654 . |
| 4 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 5 | From there , he became involved with the first commercial bungee jumping company , and brought the idea back home . |
| 6 | He became communicative for the first time . |