Example sentences of "[noun prp] become the first [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | True to historical precedent , it required a white rock musician to have a hit with a black man 's song — in this case Eric Clapton with ‘ I Shot the Sheriff ’ — before the breakthrough could occur ; but at length Bob Marley became the first reggae superstar . |
| 3 | Barry Abrook became the first UK skater to spin a 540 and make it . |
| 4 | ON THIS DAY : In 1919 , Lady Astor became the first woman MP to take her seat in the Commons . |
| 5 | On pole after setting a lap record during the qualifying session , Mansell became the first rookie driver to win his first Indy grand prix since the late Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 . |
| 6 | Anthea became the first woman jockey to beat the male professionals over the Grand National fences on J J Henry , who is now the Beaumont stable hack . |
| 7 | In 1893 , Drewy Stoddart became the first Middlesex batsman to score a century in each innings of a county match — carrying his bat for 195 not out ( out of 327 ) and 124 against Nottinghamshire at Lord 's . |
| 8 | BMK became the first carpet manufacturer in Britain to be registered with the 1987 version of British Standard 5750 for Quality Assurance . |
| 9 | Once again , the backbone of the innings came from Lamb and Botham , and just before the close on the first day Lamb became the first England batsman since Barrington in 1960 to score centuries in consecutive Test innings against West Indies . |
| 10 | N.A. Mallender became the first England bowler to take five wickets in an innings on Test debut since N.G.B. Cook ( v NZ , Lord 's , 1983 ) . |