Example sentences of "he become the [num ord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A.J. Wilson , the President of the National Deaf Club , and the first deaf person to drive a car back in 1896 , got another ‘ first ’ that was most unwelcome when he became the first deaf driver to fall foul of the road traffic laws and be fined for speeding . |
| 2 | In 1854 he became the first official photographer to the British Museum , and received several commissions to photograph for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . |
| 3 | So in 1901 he decided to emigrate with his wife and two children to Australia , where he became the first full-time missioner of the Adult Deaf Society of Victoria , which celebrated its centenary in 1984 . |
| 4 | There was widespread regret when Butler resigned , in 1935 , to join the Agricultural Research Council , of which he became the first paid secretary . |
| 5 | He became the first Australian leg-spinner since Bill O'Reilly against South Africa in 1936-37 to claim five wickets in an innings at the MCG . |
| 6 | He became the first Portuguese emigrant to be allowed a licence to open a liquor store there . |
| 7 | In 1888 he bought Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds for £10,000 and presented it as a civic monument , and he gave £5,000 to Leeds Infirmary , as well as other sums for charitable purposes — deeds for which , in 1889 , he became the first honorary freeman of Leeds . |
| 8 | At the age of 39 and 105 days he becomes the ninth oldest player in history to make his Test debut in Friday 's historic encounter between South Africa and India in Durban . |
| 9 | STEVE CRAM will make his debut at 5,000 metres next month when he becomes the first British athlete to compete in South Africa for almost 20 years . |