Example sentences of "become [adv] [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although Gloucester was thus becoming politically visible for the first time , he was as yet of only limited importance . |
| 2 | But although Gloucester was thus becoming politically visible for the first time , he was as yet of only limited importance . |
| 3 | Although it appears that sentencing became more severe during the first three years the guide-lines were in use , Minnesota remains one of the very few states that has avoided huge increases in prison population size ( Parent 1988 ) . |
| 4 | The latter course kept the family together , a consideration which became increasingly important during the first half of the twentieth century , but which was believed to be open to abuse unless the state assumed the role of the male breadwinner and insisted on good household management and sexual fidelity . |
| 5 | They became increasingly sleepy for the first four days until it became almost impossible for the experimenters to keep them awake . |
| 6 | The disease is rare in Japan but begins to become more common in the first generation born in the United States , and approximates the rate prevailing in the US by the second generation . |