Example sentences of "[vb past] the first thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you seeing what you 're playing tonight , I thought I ca n't , but I heard the first thing der der der , but then it goes der der der |
| 2 | So I decided the first thing we had to do was define the difference between lead gear and bass gear , so we had to completely change the look . |
| 3 | It may well be that all these ladies simply grabbed the first thing in the wardrobe before rushing off to court , but I somehow doubt it . |
| 4 | ‘ If you knew the first thing about Accident and Emergency — ’ Oh , Lord , let me be dreaming … |
| 5 | So Gabriel sang the first thing that came into his head — loudly : |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Remembered the first thing Vern had said to me , sitting on that bench staring at the Clifton suspension bridge : ‘ Tame . |
| 8 | She had Oz by the shoulder and Jinny , tumbling nearly into her arms , said the first thing that came into her head . |
| 9 | I could hardly believe it , and said the first thing that came into my head . |
| 10 | Tweed said the first thing that came into his head . |
| 11 | Adam said the first thing would be to get old Hilbert 's fridge going . |
| 12 | Unable to bear this silent examination a moment longer , she said the first thing that came into her head . |
| 13 | He said the first thing that came into his mind that would eradicate any suspicion she was harbouring that he might soften towards her . |
| 14 | remember what we said the first thing to date you have to understand what you 're trying to do |
| 15 | I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made . |
| 16 | He said the first thing that came into his head . |
| 17 | I said , they 're just coming down the road , I said the first thing your father 'll say , has it got a plug on it ? |
| 18 | but you 're on about something else , you said the first thing I 'd do , that 's got nothing to do with Harold Wilson the first thing I if I were in power |
| 19 | Instead she blurted the first thing that came into her head . |