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Example sentences of "[verb] to become [art] first " in BNC.

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31	Alistair Campbell ( Wallasey ) is poised to become the first batsman to reach the 500 mark .
32	The first meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers was held on 2 January 1818 with eight founder members present , but it made slow progress until in 1820 Telford , who never joined the Smeatonians , agreed to become the first president .
33	Glasgow is planning to become the first Scottish city to ban the consumption of alcohol in the street .
34	Of these societies ( outside those areas of disseminated settlement where the parish tended to become the first unit beyond the family and that of those neighbouring farmers who helped each other out at harvest and ploughing ) the most significant was the pueblo .
35	In Britain it was the face of William Shakespeare that had been chosen to become the first hologramic image used on credit cards .
36	But Ruddock is history now as Lewis attempts to become the first Briton since Bob Fitzsimmons almost a century ago to land perhaps the most cherished prize in sport .
37	A CHILD murderer set to become the first person to be hanged for 28 years has sparked controversy across America .
38	The Ferrars also gave considerable attention to planning a college , intended to become the first seat of higher education in North America , as well as a school for Indians , whom it was hoped would be converted to Christianity .