Example sentences of "first thing say [be] " in BNC.
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1 | The first thing to say is that this is one of those things that can disappoint us . |
2 | So perhaps the first thing to say is that , as with the story , there is a considerable art of the pacing of humour . |
3 | The first thing to say is that the spool is large and ribbed — this helps stop the bedding in of line that can sometimes occur . |
4 | I think the that the first thing to say is that one of the reason why this option this paper was asked for was that we , so we could actually begin to look to see whether or not trickle transfer made sense in Cambridge . |
5 | The first thing to say is that BMW has n't left anything to chance . |