Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] become [art] first " 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 | Couples 's task was made all the easier by a sad collapse of Craig Parry , who had led after three rounds but flinched , it seemed , from the prospect of becoming the first Australian to win the Masters . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | With a major breakthrough in America beckoning , they look well on the way to becoming the first stadium techno band . |
| 7 | The South Wales Cricket Association XI came within a raindrop of becoming the first British team to meet South Africa during their tour of Australia and New Zealand . |