Example sentences of "first thing [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I resolved to take the first thing that came along and from that base to look further afield if need be . |
| 2 | Copyright : ADAGP , Paris/DACS , London , 1989 The first thing that I feel when I look at Miro 's Painting is a sense of sublime calm . |
| 3 | The first thing that struck the other dons who lived in the Castle was his oddness . |
| 4 | Little did I know how right he was because the first thing that happened when David 's mother had a bad day , she would call me everything under the sun . |
| 5 | She had Oz by the shoulder and Jinny , tumbling nearly into her arms , said the first thing that came into her head . |
| 6 | The first thing that struck me about Dana 's poems was his incredibly tiny script , an almost minuscule handwriting that was often difficult to decipher . |
| 7 | I could hardly believe it , and said the first thing that came into my head . |
| 8 | The first thing that you notice about the Antares is its modern looks . |
| 9 | The first thing that has to be done is to obtain a death certificate from a medical practitioner . |
| 10 | The first thing that Daniel did when he came back into the room was to remove the record and switch off the gramophone . |
| 11 | ‘ When we arrive at six , the first thing that happens is roll-call to make sure that everyone is here , ’ says Kendall . |
| 12 | The first thing that struck me was that of about 100 different offerings at least half a dozen times I 'd been stopped in my tracks by absolutely classic flavours . |
| 13 | That was the first thing that struck me when I asked you to dance . |
| 14 | The first thing that comes through is that Charlie Francis is a very good coach . |
| 15 | I am short-sighted , and I 'm sure that when war breaks out , the first thing that 'll happen is that my glasses will break . |
| 16 | Tweed said the first thing that came into his head . |
| 17 | Cliff Bastin said of his celebrated partner : ‘ The first thing that struck me about Alex was his terrific self-confidence . |
| 18 | Most people thought he looked like a tramp with his habit of tying his trousers up with string , but the first thing that all the dancers noticed was that he had big , flat feet . |
| 19 | The very first thing that parents should be compelled to realise is that no baby is born with an inbuilt conscience . |
| 20 | My Dad met us at the airport and , of course , the first thing that I wanted to do was to see my younger brother Russell . |
| 21 | It was the furthest north I had ever travelled and the first thing that struck me was the strangeness of the dialect . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The first thing that strikes you about Jonty Rhodes is his effervescence . |
| 24 | Such stories abound and are important in that often the first thing that needs to be broken in us is pride , fear of men and the need to be in control . |
| 25 | Colour is the first thing that hits you as you walk through the door . |
| 26 | Directed by none other than Ringo Starr ( ! ) the first thing that Born To Boogie makes obvious is that , outrageous and intoxicating as they were on single , T-Rex were an appalling live band . |
| 27 | ‘ I remember the first thing that I said when I found out was ‘ Right , I 'm never getting married ’ , ’ says Christien . |
| 28 | This in turn made the looking harder , but eased the pressure to accept the first thing that came along . |
| 29 | The first thing that strikes me is that my aunt — an almost complete stranger as far as I was concerned — should have been there at all , within the family circle where no friend or neighbour was allowed , and thus in a privileged position to make personal remarks of the type which would not have been tolerated from any other quarter . |
| 30 | The first thing that George found was that the work of fracture of wood was quite exceptionally high , although of course it has nothing resembling a dislocation mechanism to help it . |