Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] to become the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Boothroyd is seeking to become the first woman speaker . |
| 2 | Courtaulds Aerospace at Littleborough in the UK is hoping to become the first business in its industry to gain an award under the new Investors in People scheme which recognises training to national standards . |
| 3 | If the plan proceeds , then Dangerfield is set to become the first significant tourist facility to commemorate the history of textile manufacturing in the Borders . |
| 4 | Griffin was fated to become the first ( and still the only ) bowler to achieve a hat-trick in a Lord 's Test and , in the same match , also to become the first man to be called for throwing in a Test in England . |
| 5 | Glasgow is planning to become the first Scottish city to ban the consumption of alcohol in the street . |
| 6 | With a six-inch reach advantage and making better use this time of his wicked left jab , Eubank was hoping to become the first to stop Gimenez in 45 fights . |