Example sentences of "became the first [adj] [noun sg] to win " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ashe , married with a five-year-old daughter , became the first black man to win the men 's title at Wimbledon in the 1975 final against Jimmy Con-nors . |
| 2 | On June 13 Theo Mitchell became the first black politician to win a major party nomination for a statewide office in South Carolina when he secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with 59 per cent of the vote ; Mitchell was to face Republican incumbent Carroll Campbell . |
| 3 | Lyric Fantasy , brilliant winner of the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot in June , later became the first two-year-old filly to win the all-aged Nunthorpe Stakes . |
| 4 | Michael Roberts could ride either but sticks to Lyric Fantasy who became the first two-year-old filly to win the Nunthorpe at Yor |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | DANIEL SILVA , who numbers Nigel Mansell among his sponsors , became the first Portuguese player to win on tour when he handed in a closing 73 to finish two shots clear of Chris Moody in the Jersey European Airways Open . |