Example sentences of "[be] [num] [prep] [art] first things " in BNC.
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| 1 | When times are good , people spend relatively more on gambling ; when they are bad , gambling expenditure is one of the first things to be cut back . |
| 2 | The large and unmistakable clay phallus for insertion in a wall is one of the first things to greet us as we enter the exhibition . |
| 3 | The generosity of machine knitters comes as no surprise to us — it is one of the first things one notices about them . |
| 4 | Hair is always on show and it 's one of the first things to suffer from the effects of poor diet , pregnancy , the menopause and stress . |
| 5 | Another point : the intruder who has been denied a quick escape route is unlikely to remain in the house for very long ( it 's one of the first things he sizes up after breaking in ) . |
| 6 | It 's one of the first things you have to face up to . |
| 7 | It was one of the first things she put on the wall when they re-decorated the house . |
| 8 | Mr Marchant said nationally arts cost very little but was one of the first things to be cut . |
| 9 | Whenever oligarchy took over from democracy , pay for office was one of the first things to be abolished . |
| 10 | Its neon-lit name was one of the first things visiting ships saw as they entered the harbour . |
| 11 | His grey whipcord coat with its black velvet collar hung open , and he came quickly across with that purposeful step which was one of the first things she had noticed about him . |
| 12 | ‘ When I realised the ring had probably gone back to England that was one of the first things I checked . ’ |