Example sentences of "the [adj] thing i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kelly is the sweetest thing I have ever seen , with a face like Raggedy Ann and ginger dreadlocks . |
| 2 | ‘ I went on a submarine trip when I was 16 , and it was the greatest thing I could imagine then to serve my country in a submarine . |
| 3 | Sure , this is the greatest thing I have ever eaten ’ — he drops his voice — ‘ apart from your pussy . ’ |
| 4 | It 's the funniest thing I can remember about Scarborough . |
| 5 | ‘ To signal like that was the smartest thing I 've ever come across in my life , and I 'll never forget it — ever . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 7 | It was the smartest thing I ever did , believe me . |
| 8 | Er I often ask what 's life like , and the funny thing I 've got a son in it now , I 've got a son who 's a station officer in , in Colchester , and my daughter just married a fireman from , from Road so , so we 're still involved |
| 9 | The second thing I noticed was the friendliness of the people , the spontaneity of their welcome and their kindness to all the athletes who gathered there . |
| 10 | The second thing I welcomed from him was the need to get away from outward Western forms in worship and adopt meaningful indigenous forms . |
| 11 | The second thing I learned to cook after cakes was omelettes , which I still enjoy making , and I try all sorts of fillings — herbs , tomatoes , mushrooms . |
| 12 | The second thing I found quickly by looking at a newspaper in a coffee-shop : the day 's date . |
| 13 | Right erm a lot of good things there erm empathy is I think the second thing I wrote down on , on the strength , brilliant very see that obviously open up erm there was interest in what I was doing , you , you were confident . |
| 14 | The second thing I did n't know , she er , she worked eighteen , she worked for eighteen months in London , arrived there for a holiday , and er , from being eighteen , so sh , this now will explain why she 's quite mature as I said she 's still very young , and that . |
| 15 | ‘ This is the stupidest thing I 've ever heard of , ’ he said . |
| 16 | It 's the hardest thing I could ask you to do . ’ |
| 17 | Telling the children was probably the hardest thing I 've ever had to do . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't realise what I was getting into , ’ he admits , ‘ but I do know that this will be by far the hardest thing I 've done in my life . ’ |
| 19 | The hardest thing I suppose will be to see him play against us during the season . |
| 20 | How he could just sit there in that silence was the hardest thing I have ever tried to figure out . |
| 21 | ‘ Just for the record , ’ he said softly , the desire burning hot in his eyes , ‘ that was the hardest thing I 've ever done . ’ |
| 22 | This is the hardest thing I 've ever done . |
| 23 | Watching my son die was the hardest thing I 've ever had to do . |
| 24 | that 's the hardest thing I 've ever done . |
| 25 | Even if I could make an impression it 'd be the worst thing I could do . |
| 26 | ‘ That was the worst thing I did . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ I signed for Palace on Friday the 13th ( of September ) last year — which was the worst thing I could have done . |
| 28 | I thought : this is the worst thing I have witnessed in my life . |
| 29 | It is the worst thing I 've ever seen in business , that deceits triumph so well , and can even find apologists when they are exposed . |
| 30 | That 's the worst thing I know about my client . |