Example sentences of "first thing i [verb] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , the first thing I noticed is that it omits the date of birth . |
| 2 | I get told off by my girlfriend because I wake up in the morning and the first thing I say is , ‘ Flippin' heck , have you sent those newsletters off yet ? . ’ |
| 3 | The first thing I think is ‘ Uh oh , Galilei , your rear end is in a pasta maker now ’ . |
| 4 | Every time I come back from my holidays , the first thing I open is the premium bond win . |
| 5 | ‘ The first thing I want is a bath , ’ said Kenichi Horie after coming ashore on the southern island of Okinawa . |
| 6 | The first thing I feel is cold ; it seeps into my skin , soaks my limbs . |
| 7 | Comfort , to me , means warmth , and whenever I change homes the first thing I do is make it as warm as possible . |
| 8 | And the first thing I do is call you . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The first thing I do is break his arm , ’ he announced . |
| 10 | The first thing I do is check the stocks , followed by date returns and er , you know , erm , get that done , out of the way , and start looking at the , of the night , and what have you , setting that up , and maybe the late night process , hand over from the branch manager , walk round doing any detail he wants me to do , and hand over from late nights . |
| 11 | I get up in the morning , first thing I do is light a cigarette . |
| 12 | Right , I , the first thing I do is go out and sweep it off the road then , I ca n't , I just ca n't remember |
| 13 | The first thing I notice is the quietness — helped along , admittedly , by carpets in many parts of the building . |