Example sentences of "thing [pers pn] [verb] to do [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the things we intend to do is issue new , revised guidelines on portrayal . |
| 2 | One of the things they have to do is to get your uric acid I think it 's called erm content correct . |
| 3 | When a retailer sets up a new business , one of the first things he has to do is draw up a plan of the shop floor . |
| 4 | The last thing I want to do is to share a place with a couch potato . |
| 5 | The last thing I want to do is break the spell . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , do n't let the fact I 'm the longest serving flat-dweller put you off ; the last thing I want to do is embarrass you , Gav , ’ I said ( just a tad tetchily ) . |
| 7 | ‘ The last thing I want to do is to offend you . |
| 8 | The last thing I want to do is talk . |
| 9 | Into the Movie Editor , and the first thing I want to do is get that background onto the screen . |
| 10 | ‘ The last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas or have him look forward to my visits simply because he knows I 'll arrive bearing gifts . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The last thing I want to do is break up your friendship . ’ |
| 12 | When you have sent off your pristine cassette , your witty biography and your complimentary tickets , the next thing you need to do is make a follow-up call : ‘ Oh hello . |
| 13 | Because the first thing you have to do is what ? |
| 14 | The first thing you have to do is take the kettle to the tap and turn the tap on , and then take the kettle back from where you got it and plug it into the plug and , wait for the kettle to boil . |
| 15 | That first holiday away is a magical occasion , and the last thing you want to do is share the magic with a hotel load of families and grannies . |
| 16 | If your car breaks down or you need to get a taxi home late at night , the last thing you want to do is wander round looking for a phone box . |
| 17 | Having loaded your game for the very first time , the last thing you want to do is read an instruction sheet this size . |
| 18 | I think from the work load point of view from Jenny the thing she needs to do is to write the little bit on T G I that references the manual to make sure that the manual is okay . |
| 19 | The last thing we want to do is broadcast this information . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The last thing we want to do is confuse anyone . |
| 21 | The last thing we want to do is to start infighting on the S A Us |
| 22 | That seems to me , to need a lot of thinking about , because if you 've got difficult children , ra the last thing we want to do is think you 've got a thousand pound fine or so . |
| 23 | The first thing we need to do is to set up the vertical grid on the page . |
| 24 | The second thing we need to do is to lobby for the repeal of the unwinding of the safety net . |
| 25 | The second thing we have to do is restructure the way we organize mental health care . |
| 26 | ‘ The first thing we have to do is analyse the playing strength and establish the club 's needs . |
| 27 | The thing we have to do is keep improving our efficiency and competitiveness because our rivals are not standing still . |
| 28 | Yes , I think as adults one thing we have to do is actually trust the wisdom of our children to let us know , to give us the cues to when they need to talk or express their fears in some way erm I mean that 's our duty not to stop them talking , not to stop them asking questions , but to be aware of when they may have fears . |
| 29 | The last thing they wish to do is to squash and destroy a child 's individuality . |
| 30 | Girls often become very close to their mothers , consequently the last thing they want to do is to bring any form of unhappiness to their lives . |