Example sentences of "become the third [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN 1891 , St Cuthbert 's became the third new church to be opened in Bradford in the space of four years . |
| 2 | Lithuania thus became the third Soviet republic to conclude an economic agreement with Bulgaria , following Russia and Byelarus [ see p. 38350 ] . |
| 3 | Livingston became the third British athlete after pole vaulter Jeff Gutteridge and shot-putter Neal Brunning to be banned for failing a drugs test . |
| 4 | Andrew , the left-handed elder brother , became the third Zimbabwean Test century-maker with 115 , while Grant made 96 . |
| 5 | Healy reached 1000 runs in Tests when 19 , becoming the third Australian wicketkeeper after Rod Marsh and Bert Oldfield to complete the Test ‘ double ’ of 1000 runs and 100 dismissals . |
| 6 | The hoped for recovery in the UK economy in 1992 failed to materialise , but the last few months have seen several actions by the Government intended to prevent 1993 becoming the third consecutive year of recession . |
| 7 | Should the shareholders of Tyne Tees accept their directors ' recommendation the combined group will become the third largest television company in the UK . |