Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] become the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today he has also become the first man to drive across Langjökull , and the first to drive across Drangajökull . |
| 2 | Berkeley has now become the first nuclear power station in Britain to have all its spent fuel removed . |
| 3 | Boothroyd thus became the first woman Speaker . |
| 4 | His total of 275 was 13 under par , four outside the record , and he also failed narrowly to become the first man to score in the 60s in every round . |
| 5 | He was suffering from exhaustion and cold after helping co-climber Harry Taylor , who had earlier become the first Briton to reach the summit from the Nepalese side without oxygen equipment . |
| 6 | The Block , built by J.J. Oakes & Son , was duly opened on Speech Day , 17th July 1957 , appropriately by Professor Williams , who had recently become the first recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Royal Society of Arts , " to individuals who have attained early distinction , with promise of future achievements , in the promotion of arts , manufacture , and commerce " . |
| 7 | It was reported on Feb. 5 that a Thai mining company had recently become the first foreign company to be awarded an offshore tin-prospecting concession in Myanma . |
| 8 | A Leicester couple have just become the first to install a wind generator in their home to provide part of their electricity supply . |
| 9 | Fernandez later became the first major upset in the tournament when she lost 6–2 6–2 to fellow American Ginger Helgeson in the second round . |