Example sentences of "who [num ord] [vb past] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scudamore has opted for Chatham instead of stablemate Rushing Wild who first sprang to prominence on Gold Cup day 12 months ago when he demolished the opposition in the Foxhunter Challenge Cup . |
| 2 | Ships like this are not things of a dim past , there were first-class passenger sailing ships on the Australian run within living memory * and there are Admirals alive who first went to sea in wooden sailing ships . |
| 3 | The man who headed the pack was Naoya Ogawa , 21 , of Japan , who first came to prominence two years ago at the World Championships in Essen when he threw Britain 's Elvis Gordon for ippon in the final of the open weight category . |
| 4 | The local Liberal Democrat candidate , Lina Stimpson , who first came to Southend on her father 's works outing , says : ‘ Sewage is a problem that is not going to go away . ’ |
| 5 | Legislative and presidential elections were held simultaneously in April 1988 , when President Paul Biya , who first came to office in November 1982 and was confirmed in office in the presidential elections of January 1984 , obtained 98.75 per cent of the vote ; 153 new deputies were elected to the National Assembly . |