Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [pron] became the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1986 who became the first Gloucestershire player since 1966 to play for England ? ( 6 ) 4 . |
| 2 | Under the reforms of Josef II , when the Jesuit Order was abolished , the Clementinum became a seminary under the supervision of the archbishop of Prague , and in 1799 it became the first Academy of Fine Arts . |
| 3 | Indeed the authorities became so concerned that in 1935 she became the first cartoon character to be censored . |
| 4 | In 1928 she became the first person ever to swim the Straits of Gibraltar ( in 12 hrs. 50 min. ) , braving the perils of whirlpools , currents , and sharks . |
| 5 | In 1887 she became the first and only woman on the school board at Rotherham . |
| 6 | In 1973 he became the first person to be Knighted for his contribution to conservation . |
| 7 | In 1852 he became the first Moderator of the new Presbytery of Otago Province and in 1869 the first Chancellor of the University of Otago . |
| 8 | His family had regularly provided MPs for the adjacent borough of Plympton Erle since 1437 ; but in 1597 he became the first to represent the county . |
| 9 | In 1854 he became the first official photographer to the British Museum , and received several commissions to photograph for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . |
| 10 | In 1956 he became the first consultant neurologist to the RVI , establishing a department which achieved an international reputation . |
| 11 | In 1990 it became the first company to offer on-line access to data from Companies House on all limited companies operating in the UK . |