Example sentences of "first [noun] [that] come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er the first bombs that came over Britain they must be erm our company got it ! |
| 2 | First of all , I want you to write down , the first words that come into your mind , the first say half a dozen words that come into your mind when you think about stress . |
| 3 | Allow them to be whoever they are , trusting the first images that come to mind . |
| 4 | It was the first name that came into my head ! |
| 5 | Hearing the sound of his footsteps at the bottom of the stairs , she quickly pulled on the first things that came to hand — a pair of well-worn jeans that clung lovingly to her like a second skin , and a sweatshirt . |
| 6 | She threw herself off the bed and hauled the first outfit that came to hand from the wardrobe . |
| 7 | The speaker planning in the here-and-now , possibly threatened with his interlocutor wanting to take a turn , typically repeats himself a good deal , using the same syntactic structure , the same lexical items , using the first word that comes to mind rather than hunting for the mot juste , filling in pauses with ‘ fillers ’ . |
| 8 | The first thought that came to me was that I had n't got my clean bloomers on . |
| 9 | " The flower girl " ( Pygmalion ) was the first book that came to mind for one very elderly survivor . " |
| 10 | The first bank that comes into the ratings is NatWest or Barclays at number fifteen . ’ |
| 11 | She had Oz by the shoulder and Jinny , tumbling nearly into her arms , said the first thing that came into her head . |
| 12 | I could hardly believe it , and said the first thing that came into my head . |
| 13 | Tweed said the first thing that came into his head . |
| 14 | Unable to bear this silent examination a moment longer , she said the first thing that came into her head . |
| 15 | He said the first thing that came into his mind that would eradicate any suspicion she was harbouring that he might soften towards her . |
| 16 | So Gabriel sang the first thing that came into his head — loudly : |
| 17 | He was blustering , saying the first thing that came into his head . |
| 18 | I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made . |
| 19 | Instead she blurted the first thing that came into her head . |
| 20 | ‘ It was the first thing that came into my head . |
| 21 | He said the first thing that came into his head . |
| 22 | I woke up in the early hours of the morning and it was still there — the first thing that come into my head . |
| 23 | If you are honest , approaching with an open mind and saying the first thing that comes into your head , you will gradually find you are able to contribute real information and will gain confidence in your abilities . |
| 24 | You do n't get to the tax bracket Manny Jackson was in by shouting out the first thing that comes into your head . |
| 25 | Frequently the plan of a few words may be the first thing that comes into a student 's head or more ominously the only thing in the student 's head ! |
| 26 | The first thing that comes into my head , you mean ? |
| 27 | ‘ Just say the first thing that comes into your head . ’ |
| 28 | The fi , the first thing that comes into your mind You 're so perverted , you 're so perverted |
| 29 | This technique of free association , in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind , reveals connotations of the dream image which might otherwise not have been obvious . |
| 30 | Q ; Why do n't we advertise more , so that when people are thinking of buying a gift , the first thing that comes to mind is Wedgwood ? |