Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] become [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maginn spent the rest of his life as a dedicated missioner in Belfast , where in 1888 he had the pleasure of becoming the first superintendent of the Mission Hall for the Adult Deaf and Dumb which was opened that year by Miss Wilhelmina Frederick . |
| 2 | For the players of Torpedo Moscow will not only be fighting for the honour of becoming the first side to beat Manchester United in a European tie at Old Trafford . |
| 3 | He lost , thereby achieving the distinction of becoming the first person in history who could be proved to have failed his degree . |
| 4 | Middlesboro 1 , Watford 2 WATFORD enhanced their impressive away record by becoming the first team to win at Middlesbrough 's Ayresome Park in the League this season , writes Ian Whittell . |
| 5 | The 23-year-old Dubliner is a proud man through becoming the first player from South of the Border to become Irish professional snooker . |
| 6 | So I 'm impressed by Marie Radcliffe 's wonderful effort in becoming the first woman to win the Parachute Regiment 's red beret . |
| 7 | The development of its taste for small water creatures as a main ingredient in its omnivorous diet may be similar to the trend that occurred in our own ancient ancestors during the intermediate stage on the way to becoming the first hunting primates . |
| 8 | With a major breakthrough in America beckoning , they look well on the way to becoming the first stadium techno band . |
| 9 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S David Frost yesterday made history by becoming the first golfer to win the Million Dollar Challenge three times . |
| 10 | A female deacon has made history by becoming the first woman to be put in charge of a parish in the Gloucester Diocese . |
| 11 | Last month at York , Dayflower , trained by Satish Seemar , made history by becoming the first horse trained in Dubai to win a race in Britain . |
| 12 | After their mauling of the Seasiders , Glenavon picked up £1 , from sponsors TNT for becoming the first side to score goals in the competition , with Trevor McMullan knocking in the sixth with two minutes left on the clock at Clandeboye . |