Example sentences of "became the [num ord] british " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man of 65 , from Bristol , last week became the first British patient to benefit from the technique , known as rotational angioplasty . |
| 2 | During his visit , Mr Kinnock became the first British political leader to meet Gregor Gysi , the new East German Communist Party leader . |
| 3 | He played for Shropshire and Herefordshire boys and was in the same team as Sandy Lyle ; many years later they met in the final of the 1987 Suntory World Matchplay Championship and Woosnam became the first British winner . |
| 4 | Macari signed for Celtic in 1966 , and was an exciting reserve prospect during the Lisbon Lion era , when the club became the first British team to win the coveted European Cup . |
| 5 | BRIDE Laura Browne , 34 , arrived in Cinderella 's glass coach yesterday as she and fiance Robbie Carter , 38 , from Silsoe , Beds , became the first British couple to marry at Disney World , Florida . |
| 6 | Lyle , who became the first British winner of the title in 1988 , has been concerned throughout 30-year-old Jolande 's pregancy . |
| 7 | HOCKEY star Steve Martin yesterday became the first British player sent off in Olympic Games history . |
| 8 | In 1983 Sheila Keech became the first British woman to receive a WFD medal of honour for services to the deaf . |
| 9 | His son George [ q.v. ] was secretary to David Hartley MP and at twenty-eight became the first British resident minister in Washington , USA ( 1791–5 ) , and was later under-secretary for foreign affairs . |
| 10 | Shortly before 8am on Monday , Ms Stephens , 31 , a journalist from Fulham , west London , became the first British woman to climb Everest . |
| 11 | Helen Sharman , 27 , became the first British cosmonaut on May 18 . |
| 12 | On the way back , she became the first British square rigger to round Cape Horn in 55 years . |
| 13 | Livingston became the third British athlete after pole vaulter Jeff Gutteridge and shot-putter Neal Brunning to be banned for failing a drugs test . |