Example sentences of "first [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very little blood , surely from the first blow that felled its victim through hood and all . |
| 2 | But it is no longer these stars of the first magnitude that hold his fancy . |
| 3 | I could wish the first chance that came her way was n't nursing some poor old woman with a weak chest . |
| 4 | It was the positive response to his first efforts that persuaded him to publish another Mahler facsimile . |
| 5 | Yes , but er it was actually Mike that got it back up here , Mike and Grace , John 's first wife that started it up . |
| 6 | Seeking a name , John Fawcus opened a book and the first word that caught his eye was ‘ cryptic ’ So , as established institutions are apt to spring from casual beginnings , was born the club that has prospered peripatetically ever since . |
| 7 | Second , GRiD announced the Convertible — the world 's first notebook that thinks it 's a pen computer . |
| 8 | It was Mr Hurd 's first paragraph that drew me to the rest of the review . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It could be asked what is disappointing about Harlow , and I suppose that the first thing that strikes one is the design fault so far is the road work , the road network is concerned and er , and the inadequacy of the road , for roads for modern traffic . |
| 11 | The first thing that strikes you about Jonty Rhodes is his effervescence . |
| 12 | The first thing that strikes you about this program is Top Level 's evident desire to make it as friendly as possible . |
| 13 | The first thing that strikes you about Arabian Fight is the stunning graphics . |
| 14 | Probably the first thing that strikes you is the layout of the screen — there are dotted lines indicating the text 's margins , and as you type your purple prose , you notice that every space is marked by a little spot . |
| 15 | Perhaps the first thing that strikes us as we come to the Old Testament is the tremendous emphasis on the Spirit of God as a violent , invading force . |
| 16 | Aunt Lilian and Aunt Kit walked into the nearest shop whenever their clothes became too shabby and bought the first thing that fitted them ; if they debated , it would only be about a garment 's staying power . |
| 17 | The first thing that struck her was the cold . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | That was the first thing that struck me when I asked you to dance . |
| 21 | Cliff Bastin said of his celebrated partner : ‘ The first thing that struck me about Alex was his terrific self-confidence . |
| 22 | It was the furthest north I had ever travelled and the first thing that struck me was the strangeness of the dialect . |
| 23 | The first thing that struck me was the weight of everything . |
| 24 | The first thing that struck me on listening to the new debut album by Sam Brown was her voice ; no syrupy coyness here , just a warm direct immediacy which is absolutely winning . |
| 25 | ‘ Actually , that was the first thing that made somebody show me something about Manson , when I was wondering who Jack Benny 's neighbours might have been . |
| 26 | The first thing that catches my eye is the mural . |
| 27 | Because the thing had changed so ma , so dramatically from when I was across there , that was the first thing that stopped me . |
| 28 | Colour is the first thing that hits you as you walk through the door . |
| 29 | That 's , my one , I do n't know how you 'd ever get over it , but that 's my one criticism of the thing is that sometimes when you walk in it 's the first thing that hits you and unless people are dancing it creates a cold atmosphere . |
| 30 | The first aspect that presents itself is one of sheer hard slog ! |