Example sentences of "get a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He achieved a First in his preliminary examination at Trinity College , Cambridge and went on to also get a First in the History Tripos Part 1 . |
| 2 | When Ojomoh boards that plane on December 31 he steps into a new world , the elite strata of an elite sport — not bad for a lad who never saw a rugby ball until he was 13 , ca n't get a first team game and came close to being escorted to a plane by police . |
| 3 | Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance . |
| 4 | One can get a first indication of these changes from the statistics on the division of labour between sectors of the economy . |
| 5 | No candidate who fails to see this point can get a first class on that question . |
| 6 | If , in addition to posing the difficulty , he could say that there is no authority in point and that Grant 's case is distinguishable , and could also suggest some reasons why on these facts it ought to be distinguished , he would get a first class on that question instead of a very doubtful pass . |
| 7 | I think we might see Frank get a first team run on his return . |
| 8 | So I mean y'know j it may help you get a first class mark if you 're a good candidate by writing lots , but generally writing lots does n't ensure that you get a good mark . |
| 9 | I knew you 'd get a first . |
| 10 | and what they wanted was the easiest ones and they came up with the answer economics Gerald simply , we Ge Gerry and I put our heads together and went bib bib bib bib bib , you know as good parents do and we both presented him with a fait accompli you either take an engineering degree , we do n't care what sort or you go out to work in a bank because economics you will not get a first because you are not reader and t to get a first in economics , which is what you 'll need if you 're gon na make any money out of it |