Example sentences of "the [num ord] thing i " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The second thing I welcomed from him was the need to get away from outward Western forms in worship and adopt meaningful indigenous forms . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The second thing I found quickly by looking at a newspaper in a coffee-shop : the day 's date . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | So the first thing I did was to spend ten years with the Royal Shakespeare Company ! |
| 8 | ‘ The first thing I learned about nutrition as a nurse was that white food — fish and potatoes , for example — on white plates , with a white parsley sauce is unappetising purely because of its boring appearance . |
| 9 | The first thing I noticed as we arrived at the famous pot was a fixed caving rope leading down into the dark abyss , and I could n't resist scrambling across to peer in . |
| 10 | Once I am interested in an act 's music and I like their live performance , the first thing I want to know is where this new band sees itself going . |
| 11 | The first thing I did when I got behind the houses was to get out of Nibs 's clothes . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Every day , the first thing I do when I wake in the morning is go to the window to look at the pond . |
| 13 | It was the coldest time of the year and the first thing I insisted on was having a telephone . |
| 14 | The first thing I noticed was the air of relaxed efficiency . |
| 15 | The first thing I realised was that I liked her . |
| 16 | The first thing I did was to refurbish my 1973 vehicle , of course I have kept it in good order . |
| 17 | I get told off by my girlfriend because I wake up in the morning and the first thing I say is , ‘ Flippin' heck , have you sent those newsletters off yet ? . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ … a burst of cannon shell in the cockpit : it was the first thing I knew … ’ |
| 19 | The first thing I did was to get used to it . |
| 20 | The first thing I had to learn was that my parents ' use of guilt was not for my benefit but for theirs . |
| 21 | The first thing I think is ‘ Uh oh , Galilei , your rear end is in a pasta maker now ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ The first thing I did was close down half the company . |
| 23 | The first thing I learned in running the Grand Canyon are The Rules . |
| 24 | But now the first thing I saw were the lines on his face standing out like the lines on a charcoal drawing . |
| 25 | Comfort , to me , means warmth , and whenever I change homes the first thing I do is make it as warm as possible . |
| 26 | ‘ The first thing I did was clap my hands . |
| 27 | Practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train and walked along those roads again was Hairy Back and his dog , the Great Dane . |
| 28 | For me , as a guitar player , the first thing I did was plug my guitar in ! |
| 29 | ‘ The first thing I wanted to do when I learned to play the guitar was to play just like the Banshees ’ guitarists , ’ recalls Debbie , having moved on to her second pint of Ireland 's finest . |
| 30 | I 'd read on the back of a record about open tunings , so the first thing I did was follow Elmore James and tune to D. |