Example sentences of "thing [pron] [verb] [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the first things he found was that golf is not something that can be watched that closely . |
| 2 | The last thing I wanted was Great-uncle interfering ! |
| 3 | The only thing I wanted was long hair . |
| 4 | She must have slept , or drifted into unconsciousness again , for the next thing she knew was that Fen was shaking her , urgently , his voice rough with concern . |
| 5 | She was always clean , you could n't fault her for cleanliness , but I 'm sure she must of either washed her clothes in the toilets , you know , wash basin in the toilets because that was the only thing she had was one bag and she used to , er , her pension book was in and er erm |
| 6 | Somehow the last thing she wanted was concrete proof of Luke 's betrayal , and yet here she was , actively searching for it . |
| 7 | She was extremely wet and cold and the very last thing she needed was this man 's mockery . |
| 8 | The first thing he saw was this notice : |
| 9 | The last thing he wanted was any fuss . |