Example sentences of "[vb base] first thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Symptoms of asthma , bronchitis , occasional and frequent wheeze , cough first thing in the morning , and cough at any other time and lung function . |
| 2 | For the 1775 children with information on respiratory illness but not included in that analysis because of other missing data the prevalence of asthma attacks was 7.5% , bronchitis 1.8% , cough first thing in the morning 6.8% , cough at other times 14.8% , chest ever wheezy 11.0% , and wheezy chest most days 3.6% compared with 5.3% , 2.1% , 4.2% , 11.3% , 12.3% , and 2.6% for those included . |
| 3 | 1979 ; Wells 1981 ) have reported that the amount of talk by children and their caretakers varies , both in respect of the time of day ( more talk first thing in the morning and early afternoon ) and as a function of their familiarity with the process of being recorded ( less talk on the first day , compared with subsequent days ) . |
| 4 | I mean first thing he did was er redundan we used to get four weeks for every year redundancy payment , bang , no forget it . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll pack my things and go first thing in the morning , ’ she called back over her shoulder , her voice like razor blades . |
| 6 | if they go first thing in the morning . |
| 7 | Go first thing in the morning . |
| 8 | You go first thing in the morning . |
| 9 | Our last night together ; I leave first thing in the morning . |
| 10 | Practise first thing in the morning . |
| 11 | We recommend first thing in the morning , before breakfast , undressed , and having visited the lavatory ! |