Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] become the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Northamptonshire will become the first official touring team to play in South Africa when their pre-season tour starts in Natal on March 24 . |
| 2 | The government of the Republic of Hungary will become the first East European administration to adopt an open system strategy across the board , saying it intends to use X/Open Group Co Ltd 's XPG brand in procurement and is to join X/Open 's user council : a government action plan on information technology has been put togther with the assistance of the European Commission and individual national governments within the EEC . |
| 3 | If suitable offers are received for the work being put out to tender today , Scotland will become the first country in the world with a fully-integrated national road management system using electronic roadside signs to warn and divert drivers on major routes and new , in-car navigation systems to beat urban traffic problems . |
| 4 | AT LEAST three records will be established in today 's 138th University Boat Race — Cambridge 's Dirk Bangert will become the first German to row in the race , Andy Probert , their 38-year-old cox , will be the oldest ever competitor and Oxford 's Boris Mavra will be the first Yugoslav Blue . |
| 5 | LLANELLI will become the first Welsh club to earn match receipts of £100,000 when the Heineken League leaders take on champions Swansea today . |
| 6 | Wiltshire could become the first county in Britain to ban foxhunting on county council land . |
| 7 | Sir : Just before John Paul II was elected there was speculation that Cardinal Hume could become the first non-Italian Pope for several centuries . |
| 8 | It is possible that by the mid-1990s — barring a few suburban services — Canada will become the first industrialised country to abolish passenger trains completely . |
| 9 | CHATAM can become the first horse since the great Arkle 27 years ago to land the Hennessy for a second successive year . |