Example sentences of "and a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A determined , skilful young actor can get an Equity card and a first job . |
| 2 | The jesus man had a first class in history behind him , and a first class with distinction in English Literature behind him , and was president of the university mountaineering club . |
| 3 | For a copy of The Wright Diet for Looking Good by Celia Wright , an excellent sheet of dietary advice for healthy skin and hair , send your name and address and a first class stamp to Green Farm ( CL ) , Burwash Common , East Sussex TN19 7LX . |
| 4 | Tiles must pass 100 freeze/thaw cycles , which is twice the French requirement , for example — and a first line of defence ( provided you specified BS tiles ) when defending a property owner 's claim . |
| 5 | The standard length of a third class compartment at that time was 5ft 10in , and a first class compartment 7ft , so that a first-class coach contained four compartments and a third-class , five . |
| 6 | Steerable or aerobatic kites require a rigid frame for top performance , and a first solution to the problem of obtaining a good stiffness factor against weight was to turn to another outdoor sport , archery . |
| 7 | In theory civil service recruits were supposed to pass an examination in law and a first language test and then be attached to a senior police magistrate for six months . |
| 8 | To be accurate , ‘ private press ’ should be applied only to a press where the owner 's or operator 's chief objective is to print a fine book , without being at the mercy of a publisher 's instructions and a first necessity to show a profit , even though he may sell his wares through commercial channels . |
| 9 | A Sri Lankan total of 408 for eight , and a first innings deficit so far of 28 , would not normally be a cause for satisfaction . |
| 10 | In view of this generous gesture it is hoped that both local and visiting climbers will treat this venue with the respect due to a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a first class example of sandstone rock . |
| 11 | This proved to be one of the major highlights of the event , and a first for the SVR . |
| 12 | The ‘ Santa Specials ’ are the first to be arranged for the British Rail main line in the area for quite some time , and a first for the North Warwickshire Line between Hall Green and the Shakespearean town of Stratford-upon-Avon . |
| 13 | The original handwritten manuscript of Maurice Ravel 's ‘ Bolero ’ was sold at Drouot in April and a first Latin edition of Christopher Columbus 's letter announcing the discovery of America in March — both for FFr1.8 million . |
| 14 | The aim , then , has been to see the problem afresh , and a first reformulation of it was offered in Chapter iii . |
| 15 | The staff group concerned ( composed of teachers from a middle and a first school sharing a site ) had met weekly for a number of times , when one of them , Mr E , presented eight-year-old Dave , ‘ an infuriating boy , who never listens and who ca n't even copy from the board ; there is nothing one can do with him ’ . |
| 16 | wants to see plans for the modified programme in early June , and a first draft is expected by mid-May . |
| 17 | All booths are identical from the outside with a single entrance the front door and a first floor balcony . |
| 18 | Spencers became Knights of the Garter , Privy Councillors , ambassadors and a First Lord of the Admiralty while the third Earl Spencer was considered as a possible Prime Minister . |
| 19 | In April 1989 the company granted a debenture in English form to a bank by way of a first fixed charge over its real property and book debts , and a first floating charge over all its assets past and future . |
| 20 | By way of continuing security for the payment and discharge of all moneys and liabilities owing by I.B.C. to the bank , I.B.C. granted a first fixed charge over its freehold and leasehold property and book debts , and a first floating charge over all its assets , undertaking and property , past and future . |
| 21 | The club cashbox containing £3 2s 8d , two Co-op milk tokens and a First World War medal went missing . |
| 22 | The property has been converted to provide two one bedroomed apartments , one with garage , and a first floor three bedroomed apartment , all with gas central heating , parking spaces and communal gardens . |
| 23 | There will be more displays relating to the Rothschild family and a first important addition will be the long-term loan of seven panels painted by Leon Bakst which depict the story of Sleeping Beauty , with members of the Rothschild family and their friends as the characters . |
| 24 | Eventually the rose beds were flattened and grassed over and a first principle was established . |
| 25 | He obtained a second class ( division II ) in part i of the English tripos ( 1927 ) and a first class in part ii ( 1929 ) . |
| 26 | He obtained a second class in part i ( 1896 ) and a first in part ii ( 1898 ) of the natural sciences tripos . |
| 27 | This was the formative time of her life intellectually — she received a second class ( division I ) in part i of the economic tripos ( 1907 ) and a first in part ii ( 1908 ) — and emotionally , through enduring friendships formed . |
| 28 | He obtained a second class in literae humaniores and a first in mathematics in 1822 . |
| 29 | He was educated at the Perse School , Cambridge , and won a scholarship to Pembroke College , Cambridge , where he received a first class in part i of the English tripos in 1928 and a first class with distinction in part ii in 1929 . |
| 30 | In 1901 he won an exhibition to Trinity College , Cambridge , where he received a second class ( division I ) in part i of the moral sciences tripos ( 1904 ) and a first class in part ii ( 1905 ) . |