Example sentences of "[noun prp] became the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Formal veterinary instruction began in France in 1762 , when the world 's first veterinary school opened in Lyons , where a 24-year-old named Laurent Gaillard became the first pupil on 16 February . |
| 2 | But in the new spate of glasnost , or openness , one of I T N's Moscow reporters , Bill Meely became the first European journalist to be shown inside the Lubyanka , the K G B's headquarters . |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Augustus Pitt-Rivers became the first official guardian of Britain 's heritage |
| 4 | On July 1 Andorra became the first non-EC country to join the EC customs union , when a treaty signed in June 1990 [ see p. 37592 ] came into effect . |
| 5 | Ferguson became the first player to be sent off in the six-year reign of Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh . |
| 6 | As officials lit a cutting torch to destroy a Soviet-made armoured car and a cannon at a military base near Erfurt on Aug. 3 , Germany became the first country to destroy arms under the terms of the Conventional Forces in Europe ( CFE ) treaty signed in November 1990 [ see p. 37838 ] . |
| 7 | Nine months later , Francis ' team dominated Canadian sprinting , and the following year Angella Taylor became the first of the group to reach world class . |
| 8 | WASHINGTON — General Dmitri Yazov became the first Soviet defence minister to visit the US yesterday , beginning a week of talks as the guest of his opposite number , Dick Cheney , writes Marc Champion . |
| 9 | Last year , Campbell Christie became the first person to take complaints over GCHQ to the tribunals , naming a section at the communications centre , K24e , as being responsible for intercepting telexes sent by trade unionists in Eastern Europe . |
| 10 | President Havel of Czechoslovakia became the first head of state on July 19 to ratify the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe ( CFE ) , signed by the six Warsaw Pact and 16 NATO member countries in November 1990 [ see p. 37838 ] , and which entailed sharp reductions in troops , tanks and weaponry . |
| 11 | In 1822 , eight years after Thomas Lord [ q.v. ] had moved his famous turf to its last resting place at St John 's Wood , Aislabie became the first secretary of the MCC , the first sign of any real formality of organization . |
| 12 | In June 1988 , James Hansen became the first prominent atmospheric scientist to tell governments that the greenhouse effect had been confirmed ‘ with about 99 per cent confidence ’ ( Hansen et al. , 1988 ) . |
| 13 | In 1961 Pillai became the first Indian chairman of GKW ( the Indian subsidiary of GKN ) . |
| 14 | JAMES Courtney became the first man to win the Manx Grand Prix Lightweight , Junior and Newcomers Lightweight races when he completed a double in the Isle of Man yesterday . |
| 15 | In 1956 , Surridge 's last year , Surrey became the first county to beat the Australians since Hampshire did so in 1912 . |
| 16 | In November , Hungary became the first East European nation to apply for membership to the council based in Strasbourg , France . |
| 17 | In November , Hungary became the first East European nation to apply for membership to the council based in Strasbourg , France . |
| 18 | On Nov. 6 Hungary became the first east European country to join the Council of Europe . |
| 19 | In March 1989 Hungary became the first East European state to accede to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ( under which states agreed not to expel refugees or return them to their homeland if they would face persecution there ) . |
| 20 | On Jan. 16 Hungary became the first country to establish bilateral diplomatic relations with the former Soviet republic of Moldova . |
| 21 | The pattern of Europe was squarely placed upon the city of Jerusalem when , in 1100 , Baldwin of Boulogne became the first King of Jerusalem . |
| 22 | MADAME PIA DE BRANTES-PEARSON became the first ever client for dear friend Christian Lacroix 's fledgling couture house when she married the impossibly handsome Christopher Pearson in July 1987 wearing Lacroix 's shell pink taffeta meringue . |
| 23 | In Johnson 's report , the education offered by the city takes precedence over any popular descriptions or concerns , beginning with an interest in the fact that Hector Boece or Boethius became the first President of the King 's College , in 1494 , at the instigation of Bishop William Elphinstone , effectively the founder of Aberdeen University — whose tomb may still be seen . |
| 24 | On July 16 François Mitterrand became the first French President to attend the annual service held to commemorate the arrest and detention in 1942 of 12,884 Jews in the " Vel " d'Hiv " " cycling stadium in Paris . |
| 25 | Douglas Wilder became the first elected black Governor in US history when he was sworn in at Richmond , Virginia , on Jan. 13 . |
| 26 | In California Dianne Feinstein became the first woman to win a major party gubernatorial nomination in the country 's most populous state . |
| 27 | In February Aquino became the first President of the Philippines to appear in court as she took the stand as a witness in support of her libel case against a newspaper columnist , Luis Beltran . |
| 28 | The first game was notable in that , apart from a demanding first win , Sebastian Sloane became the first Rugby schoolboy to score a five point try . |
| 29 | Liverpool won 5-0 at Goodison Park , and Ian Rush became the first player to net four in a derby game since Freddie Howe in 1935 . |
| 30 | Stephen Dundas became the first Scot to win The Amateur for 36 years . |