Example sentences of "a first [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In future it may be possible to bring out a first novel in paperback , and then once an author is established we could bring out his or her second and third novels in hardback . |
| 2 | At the end of Fifth Year , students take the Diploma in Architecture , and so gain exemption from the RIBA Examination , Part 2 ; the Diploma is also taken as a two-year course by students who have obtained a first degree in architecture elsewhere in Britain . |
| 3 | Jenny West ( Mrs Bywaters ) , with a first degree in Theology and subsequent medical qualifications , published two papers on the services provided for women with breast disease . |
| 4 | The course is designed to enable students who have taken a first degree in German to increase their knowledge of modern German literature and to extend their competence to the medium of film . |
| 5 | The posts are intended for students who have recently completed a first degree in biology and who wish to acquire some work experience before either continuing their studies or seeking long-term employment . |
| 6 | As late as 1863 he could still assure his mother that he might turn his attention to almost any subject , but it must have been around this time that a first decision in favour of classics was taken , even though it was not until 1865 at Leipzig that his academic specialization became complete . |
| 7 | I MISS My War at the Almeida is a first play in English by Iraj Jannatie Ataie , an exiled Iranian poet who was a political prisoner under the Shah 's regime and whose A Cry With Sewn Lips ( in Farsi ) made a moving impression at the Theatre Upstairs four years ago . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He obtained a second class ( division II ) in part i of the English tripos ( 1927 ) and a first class in part ii ( 1929 ) . |
| 10 | She was a student at Newnham College , Cambridge , from 1896 to 1899 , obtaining a first class in part i of the natural sciences tripos ( 1898 ) and a second class in part ii ( 1899 ) . |
| 11 | He was awarded a first class in part i of the history examination ( 1941 ) . |
| 12 | He obtained a first class in part i ( 1906 ) and a second ( division I ) in part ii ( 1907 ) of the classical tripos . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He obtained a first class in part i of the history tripos in 1941 . |
| 15 | Familiar with army ways , Curran served in the Indian Army in India , Cyprus , and Italy from 1941 to 1945 before completing his degree in history in 1946 with a first class in part ii and joining the British Broadcasting Corporation as a talks producer in 1947 . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | Rosalind was educated at St Paul 's Girls ' School and at Newnham College , Cambridge , where she received a first class in part i ( 1940 ) of the natural sciences tripos and a second in part ii ( division I ) in 1941 . |
| 18 | He took a third class in part i ( 1930 ) and a first class in physiology in part ii of the natural sciences tripos ( 1931 ) , and went on to do postgraduate research on nerve physiology and conditioned reflexes . |
| 19 | Usually , plaquettes are approximately the same area as thin sections : they may often be prepared as a first step in section-making . |
| 20 | I write to confirm that the Economic Development Committee at their meeting on 5 November approved your application for a loan of £300,000 under the above scheme , on condition that the existing loan is repaid in full , and subject to a first charge in favour of the Council over the whole of your existing and proposed premises at Penicuik . |
| 21 | the number of characters ; ie letters , figures , signs or spaces in a piece of copy , line or paragraph used as a first stage in type calculations . |
| 22 | The DipHE , recommended by the James Committee as a first stage in teacher education , was interpreted more broadly by the 1972 White Paper . |