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The phrase "a first come" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to refer to a "first come, first served" principle, which is a common expression.
Example: "In this event, we will operate on a first come basis for seating arrangements."
Alternatives: "first come first served" or "first to arrive".
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Seats are on a first come basis.
They are distributed on a first come first serve basis.
The course is non-selective and will operate on a first come, first served basis.
This means that there should never have been a first come first served policy".
This isn't a first come, first served kind of deal.
Twenty-eight patients (18 males) were selected on a first come basis from a larger study of AAA patients.
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A first come-first serve basis is used for V2G service participation.
Seats on a first-come basis.
They're doing it on a first-come-first-seated basis.
Others have a first-come-first-served approach.
Frankies operates on a first-come-first-served basis.
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