Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] become the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 70-year old woodland has become the first plantation forest to be declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) by English Nature . |
| 2 | A BABY ostrich called Linford after the Olympic flyer has become the first of his kind to be born in Britain outside a zoo . |
| 3 | An Oxford priest has become the first in the country to announce he 'll leave the Church of England following the vote to ordain women priests . |
| 4 | A village which has been hit by a big increase in crime has become the first in Britain to install video cameras on its roads . |
| 5 | In some companies reading e-mail has become the first task of the morning . |
| 6 | Robert Wilson from John O'Gaunt Golf Club has become the 40th recipient of the Gold Award in the Golf Foundation Merit Award Scheme . |
| 7 | Students on the Media course at Stroud College have become the first in the country to get permission to broadcast to the public . |
| 8 | The Institute has become the first professional institution to be registered for its headquarters administrative operations under BS 5750 . |
| 9 | Edinburgh District Council has become the first UK city authority to promote a car-pooling scheme , following the launch of a commercial venture earlier this year [ see ED 55 ] . |
| 10 | The Vale of White Horse district council has become the first to set its Poll Tax at £412 . |
| 11 | Reading Transport has become the first British bus company to run its buses on a fuel derived from oilseed rape . |
| 12 | In Britain local authority ( council ) housing has become the second largest sector of the housing market , holding considerable social significance in local areas . |
| 13 | On March 31 it was announced that the Katowice Commercial and Credit Bank had become the first Polish bank to go bankrupt . |
| 14 | AN Edinburgh independent boys ' school has become the first in Britain to plug into the French government 's prestigious new technology learning centre . |
| 15 | An Institute member has become the first chartered accountant to face trial on money laundering charges under the drug Trafficking Offence Act 1986 . |
| 16 | A CHILD with a rare inherited disease that affects the immune system has become the first in the world to receive an advanced form of gene therapy . |
| 17 | It was reported on Aug. 19 that the Swedish bank Forex had become the second foreign bank to buy and sell kroons , following the Lithuanian bank Litimpex 's decision to do so in June . |
| 18 | A ROMANTIC couple have become the first Britons to wed in Disney World , Florida . |
| 19 | KPMG Peat Marwick Midland Region has become the first of the Big Six firms ' practices to gain the Investors in People award . |