Example sentences of "became the first [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Flying Scotsman , on a run from London to Scotland in the 1930's , became the first steam engine ever to reach 100 miles an hour . |
| 2 | Khaled Nezzar became the first Defence Minister of Cabinet status appointed in 25 years . |
| 3 | On pole after setting a lap record during the qualifying session , Mansell became the first rookie driver to win his first Indy grand prix since the late Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 . |
| 4 | In so doing he became the first US President since Harry S. Truman to veto a major spending bill . |
| 5 | They bought a garage at Caterham from Anthony Crook , who still runs the Bristol Car Company , and began by carrying out ‘ all the usual garage things ’ , and soon became the first Lotus agent when the manufacturer began to expand . |
| 6 | Rhodes Music Radio ( RMR ) became the first campus radio station to broadcast live , when it transmitted to Grahamstown during the Standard Bank National Festival in July . |
| 7 | Then , when the first priest arrived , he wanted to live in Tala-Tala near the kirk , so this became the first hospital , and this , ’ he almost kicked the battered old trunk , ‘ became the first filing cabinet . |
| 8 | Mr Scargill , in an editorial in a special election edition of his union journal The Miner , became the first union leader to issue a series of specific demands during a campaign in which most TUC figures have adopted a low profile . |
| 9 | Barry Abrook became the first UK skater to spin a 540 and make it . |
| 10 | His time at Newcastle gave him the unique opportunity to take the building society into Europe when it became the first UK society to offer a full range of services on the mainland of Europe on opening a branch in Gibraltar in 1990 . |
| 11 | N.A. Mallender became the first England bowler to take five wickets in an innings on Test debut since N.G.B. Cook ( v NZ , Lord 's , 1983 ) . |
| 12 | Once again , the backbone of the innings came from Lamb and Botham , and just before the close on the first day Lamb became the first England batsman since Barrington in 1960 to score centuries in consecutive Test innings against West Indies . |
| 13 | In 1893 , Drewy Stoddart became the first Middlesex batsman to score a century in each innings of a county match — carrying his bat for 195 not out ( out of 327 ) and 124 against Nottinghamshire at Lord 's . |
| 14 | True to historical precedent , it required a white rock musician to have a hit with a black man 's song — in this case Eric Clapton with ‘ I Shot the Sheriff ’ — before the breakthrough could occur ; but at length Bob Marley became the first reggae superstar . |
| 15 | In 1956 he became the first consultant neurologist to the RVI , establishing a department which achieved an international reputation . |
| 16 | Horton believes that Bull , who recently became the first Wolves player to score 200 goals , would be the ideal England partner for Alan Shearer . |
| 17 | Last year The Mary Whitehouse Experience became the first TV programme to be reported to the Broadcasting Standards Council after a derogatory sketch about Going For Gold star Henry Kelly was shown . |
| 18 | Malcolm Crosby of Sunderland almost became the first caretaker manager to win the FA Cup until Liverpool doused them with reality . |
| 19 | At the UK 's IBM ‘ 93 Show in Birmingham last week , IBM UK Ltd became the first IBM company in Europe to publish an Open Options Catalogue of IBM and third party products available through mail order . |
| 20 | The first game was notable in that , apart from a demanding first win , Sebastian Sloane became the first Rugby schoolboy to score a five point try . |
| 21 | After two months of protracted negotiation , Alf arrived at Ayresome Park , and chalked up a record which can never be eclipsed : he became the first £1,000 footballer . |
| 22 | Indeed the authorities became so concerned that in 1935 she became the first cartoon character to be censored . |
| 23 | THIRD DIVISION Maidstone United became the first casualty club of the new season yesterday — and the fear is more could follow . |
| 24 | J.W.H.T. Douglas , became the first Test cricketer to win an Olympic title when he took the middleweight crown , beating the Australian R.L. ‘ Snowy ’ Baker , in 1908 , three years before captaining England on their tour of Australia . |
| 25 | A Left-winger and a staunch campaigner against nuclear weapons , she became the first woman chairman of the Tribune Group . |
| 26 | Boothroyd thus became the first woman Speaker . |
| 27 | ON THIS DAY : In 1919 , Lady Astor became the first woman MP to take her seat in the Commons . |
| 28 | Anthea became the first woman jockey to beat the male professionals over the Grand National fences on J J Henry , who is now the Beaumont stable hack . |
| 29 | Mrs Elliott broke new ground when she became the first woman solicitor in the firm about 15 years ago . |
| 30 | His relief was tinged with sadness at the defeat of his close colleague and Tory party chairman , Mr Chris Patten , who became the first Cabinet Minister since 1979 to lose his seat . |