Example sentences of "would be the [num ord] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would be the first what would be the first thing you 'd want to do ? |
| 2 | I knew one family where the husband hung himself facing the front door so that his body would be the first thing his wife would see as she came in . |
| 3 | So they they do they test for the for the hill would be the first thing . |
| 4 | What would be the first thing , people tend to do when they 've met for the very first time ? |
| 5 | What would be the first thing you 'd do ? |
| 6 | So far , Lucien had not sullied his art by performing to music , but he was aware that as soon as Sabraxis had approved his ability , that would be the next thing he 'd have to learn . |
| 7 | He said this summer that as he gradually wound down his involvement in sport , Henley would be the last thing he would give up . |
| 8 | Alexander realized that the right thing to do would be the last thing that we would think of doing , if left to ourselves . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd have thought that looking for a gas leak with a lighted match would be the last thing he would do . ’ |
| 10 | It had also occurred to him that if he wrote that report it would be the last thing he ever did in the Army . |
| 11 | He could n't mean she belonged to him — that would be the last thing either of them would want — but the predatory gleam in his eyes said differently , and an involuntary spark of anticipation was born deep inside her . |
| 12 | Then , she was sure , Harold would be the last thing she would think of as she drowned . |
| 13 | Matthew Blake was going to be so hopping mad that , the next time he saw her , making love would be the last thing on his mind ! |