Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Rachmaninov Op 19 , too , begins with questions , these posed more boldly than Beethoven 's and answered in a first movement of easy confidence . |
| 2 | If Bowe wins and opts for a first defence against veteran George Foreman , the WBC have confirmed they will strip him of the title and declare Lennox Lewis champion . |
| 3 | Should he get back into Oxford and try for a First and a Rugby Blue ? |
| 4 | Their son , Paul , recently started back there after completing a Whitworth Scholarship at Salford University and emerging with a first class honours degree in electronic and electrical engineering . |
| 5 | Hopefully I will be fully fit and fighting for a first team place in two weeks . ’ |
| 6 | There were moments when the sun almost burst through the mist and I kept on driving , waiting and hoping for a first glimpse of the cordillera , my mind groping for some answer to the enigma of Iris Sunderby 's behaviour . |
| 7 | The agreement , signed in Beijing by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade ( CCPIT ) and the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation ( KOTRA ) , bilateral trade and serve as a first step towards the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries . |
| 8 | Lexicographer 's requests will be queued and serviced on a first come first served basis . |