Example sentences of "[Wh pn] became [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from his engravings , for which he became particularly well known , he was an excellent portrait painter and his painting of four children — one of whom became the fifth Duke of Devonshire — in the grounds of Chiswick House , probably attracted him to Chiswick , an area considered by many notable persons at that time , as very healthy . |
| 2 | The former title-holder , Jansher Khan , also from Pakistan , plays Bryan Beeson , who became the second Briton to reach the last eight by overcoming Jason Nicolle , 15-7 , 15-13 , 15-6 in a tussle of English giant-killers . |
| 3 | Looking unusually demure , Jennie Walker who became the second Mrs Tiller |
| 4 | The second half produced any amount of action , including five goals , three of them to Chorley , before their striker Bernie Taylor had to be stretchered off following a tackle from Kath Townley , who became the second United player to be dismissed . |
| 5 | He bought the property of Camsiscan in Craigie Parish and married an elder sister of Hugh Montgomerie of Coilsfield , the man whose name was immortalised by Burns as ‘ Sodger Hugh ’ , and who became the 12th Earl of Eglinton . |
| 6 | The Barbarians , led by Scotland 's Gavin Hastings , failed to cope with the surface water and were beaten 16–8 by South Korea , who became the first Asian side to reach the semi-finals . |
| 7 | Peter Reid , the Manchester City manager , yesterday tried to take some of the heat out of the aftermath of the derby by defending Pointon , who became the first player to be sent off in this series of fixtures since 1974 . |
| 8 | His relief was tinged with sadness at the defeat of his close colleague and Tory party chairman , Mr Chris Patten , who became the first Cabinet Minister since 1979 to lose his seat . |
| 9 | ( Islip , Long Island in the U.S. , was founded by the son of a Northamptonshire emigrant who became the first mayor of New York City in 1671 . ) |
| 10 | Lyle , who became the first British winner of the title in 1988 , has been concerned throughout 30-year-old Jolande 's pregancy . |
| 11 | Michael Roberts could ride either but sticks to Lyric Fantasy who became the first two-year-old filly to win the Nunthorpe at Yor |
| 12 | Looking on is his Surrey team-mate Alec Stewart , who became the first Englishman to carry his bat at Lord 's Test during the second innings |
| 13 | Sohail the hero : the batting highlight of the match was the brisk 205 from the 25-year-old opener from Lahore , Aamir Sohail , who became the first left-hander to hit a Test double-century for Pakistan |
| 14 | Draper was an English scientist who became the first president of the American Chemical Society . |
| 15 | But the idea — current indeed in Anglican circles until the last century — that Jesus ‘ ordained ’ twelve men ( who became the first ‘ bishops ’ ) , who subsequently laid their hands on the heads of others , and so forth down to the present day , can certainly not be allowed to stand . |
| 16 | The first Formula One World Championship race took place at Silverstone on 13 May 1950 and was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina , who became the first World Champion four months later . |
| 17 | De Maizière was replaced as deputy leader on Sept. 23 by Angela Merkel , the ( East German ) Minister for Women and Youth Affairs in the federal government , who became the first woman in the CDU leadership . |
| 18 | He was replaced by Willie L. Williams , a former Philadelphia police commissioner , who became the first black to head the LAPD and the first outsider to become chief for over 40 years . |
| 19 | In 1986 who became the first Gloucestershire player since 1966 to play for England ? ( 6 ) 4 . |
| 20 | But now Diana 's younger brother Charles , who became the ninth Earl following his father 's eventual death earlier this year , has exposed all the ghostly goings-on . |
| 21 | Two months after that , Lady Amelia had a baby son , who became the next Lord Burlesdon and the head of the Rassendyll family . |
| 22 | ( His second son , Philip Dormer Stanhope , who became the fourth earl , was the famous politician , wit , gambler and letter writer . ) |