Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [verb] the [num ord] in " in BNC.
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1 | An Oxford priest has become the first in the country to announce he 'll leave the Church of England following the vote to ordain women priests . |
2 | A village which has been hit by a big increase in crime has become the first in Britain to install video cameras on its roads . |
3 | Students on the Media course at Stroud College have become the first in the country to get permission to broadcast to the public . |
4 | AN Edinburgh independent boys ' school has become the first in Britain to plug into the French government 's prestigious new technology learning centre . |
5 | A CHILD with a rare inherited disease that affects the immune system has become the first in the world to receive an advanced form of gene therapy . |
6 | There is a clear trend for films to become increasingly violent and sadistic , with each new film trying to outdo the last in savagery . |