Example sentences of "become [noun] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time . |
| 2 | He became mayor for the first time in October 1261 and was reappointed in October 1262 , years in which the king dominated London , having thrown off the restrictions imposed on him by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 . |
| 3 | Twenty-three years after becoming premier for the first time , he shows every indication of wanting to lead the Liberals against the Parti Québécois in another election . |
| 4 | Only three other deaf men became missioners for the first time in the 1920s , although some moved from one place to another like George Mackenzie . |
| 5 | THE Duke and Duchess of Kent became grandparents for the second time yesterday when the Earl of St Andrews and his wife had a baby girl . |