Example sentences of "thing you [vb base] [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the first thing you tend to notice is her mouth . |
| 2 | ‘ The only thing you 've got is what 's been given to you . ’ |
| 3 | The other thing you 've got is the fact that P O A customers will be on here , and therefore those P O As should be on here . |
| 4 | So the only thing you 've got is something just to wrap round . |
| 5 | When you have sent off your pristine cassette , your witty biography and your complimentary tickets , the next thing you need to do is make a follow-up call : ‘ Oh hello . |
| 6 | For practical navigation , the thing you need to know is how much the water level is likely to vary for different values of atmospheric pressure . |
| 7 | The first thing you need to know is that when they need to wear armour . |
| 8 | Because the first thing you have to do is what ? |
| 9 | The first thing you have to do is take the kettle to the tap and turn the tap on , and then take the kettle back from where you got it and plug it into the plug and , wait for the kettle to boil . |
| 10 | That first holiday away is a magical occasion , and the last thing you want to do is share the magic with a hotel load of families and grannies . |
| 11 | If your car breaks down or you need to get a taxi home late at night , the last thing you want to do is wander round looking for a phone box . |
| 12 | Having loaded your game for the very first time , the last thing you want to do is read an instruction sheet this size . |
| 13 | So they do n't frighten them , you know , if you 're lying there you 're having a heart attack or you just had one the last thing you want to hear is sort of the noise of the siren , the panicking noise of a siren . |
| 14 | Here the last thing you expect to see is one of the most exquisite small houses in the land ; yet here , glimpsed down a short straight avenue of completely inappropriate young cherry trees , is Lodge Park . |