Example sentences of "become the first [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ismail Mahomed became the first black judge in the country 's history when he took his seat in the Supreme Court on Aug. 12 . |
| 2 | On 18 January 1948 , car 10 became the first modern car in regular service on the Marton route , fitted with upholstered seats and fluorescent lighting . |
| 3 | In the wake of the Russian revolution , which she supported passionately , it became the first Communist party in Great Britain . |
| 4 | The OncoMouse , developed at Harvard University by Philip Leder and Timothy Stewart and marketed by pharmaceutical giant Du Pont , became the first patented animal in 1988 . |
| 5 | Local grocer , Fred Plumb , became the first Athletic manager in 1932 by winning the position in a raffle , thereby setting a tradition which has continued to this day . |
| 6 | Earlier , in May 1939 , No 602 ( City of Glasgow ) Squadron received its first spitfire , also becoming the first Auxiliary Unit in Britain to be equipped with the new 1000 H.P. 8-gun interceptors . |
| 7 | Allen , who has been booked 12 times this season , was ordered to appear before a special FA disciplinary committee after becoming the first professional player in England to top 41 points for the season . |
| 8 | Two men who helped George Blake , a Soviet spy , to escape from prison in 1966 could become the first British authors in recent history to have royalties seized by the courts . |
| 9 | Middlesbrough has become the first local authority in Cleveland to approve a proposed licensing scheme for doormen . |
| 10 | Orton Chirwa qualified in London in 1958 to become the first African barrister in the country . |
| 11 | And , at the start of the 1940s , a baseball administrator named Branch Rickey began his search for the man destined to become the first black player in a white team . |
| 12 | Monaco also have six players within one yellow card of suspension as they travel to Rotterdam hoping to become the first French finalists in the Cup Winners ' Cup . |