Example sentences of "and the first thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the coldest time of the year and the first thing I insisted on was having a telephone . |
| 2 | Then we all started demanding cheap food and the first thing to be sacrificed , along with the freedom of a chicken to scratch for worms , was flavour . |
| 3 | 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 ? . ’ |
| 4 | Two of the men now hoisted her up , and when she was seated in the chair she slowly opened her eyes , and the first thing she saw was the great broad face of Betty Felton . |
| 5 | It was the furthest north I had ever travelled and the first thing that struck me was the strangeness of the dialect . |
| 6 | SPEND a weekend in the country and the first thing to hit you is the silence . |
| 7 | ‘ And the first thing , my lord ? ’ enquired Joan innocently — having lowered her voice now almost to a whisper . |
| 8 | But driver safety was far from being Jackie 's only hobby horse and the first thing I noticed about Jackie — and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me to say so — was his incredible garrulity . |
| 9 | Next day Mr Vulcan arrived and the first thing he did was to call on everyone who owed money to his sister . |
| 10 | And the first thing you need to know … ’ he hesitated just briefly before saying it . |
| 11 | ‘ They knew they had a hell of a battle on their hands and the first thing I stressed was that we had to fight to win the ball — and we did , ’ he said . |
| 12 | ‘ I moved to London and the first thing I did was track down the nearest bloke . |
| 13 | ‘ I moved to London and the first thing I did was track down the nearest bloke . |
| 14 | Me and all my friends ended up in this cult and the first thing this guy said we had to do was turn all of our friendships against each other so that we could n't trust anybody . |
| 15 | Hari looked over the woman 's shoulder and the first thing she saw was the leather boots standing on the table . |
| 16 | And the first thing I do is call you . ’ |
| 17 | They say that first impressions count and the first thing you notice about the new Dan 486DX/50 is that it 's heavy . |
| 18 | And the first thing you learn is that all women make the same mistakes . |
| 19 | And the first thing you can do is fetch water so that I may wash off the city dust before I change my dress . " |
| 20 | She got her assignment , and the first thing she did was leave her area and roam around the rest of the organization , talking it over with nearly everyone she could find , regardless of field , looking for new directions , new perspectives , new ways to approach it — so what she could bring back would be new and creative . |
| 21 | And the first thing to be said is that , on their own , beliefs do n't cause actions . |
| 22 | I mean and lets face it you came home from school er I think we used to come home about half past four from school summertime and the first thing you come into the house and you get a great big thick slice of home made bread and jam which your mother had also made , also made . |
| 23 | And the first thing we do , is get rid of that ! ’ |
| 24 | He had his top brass coming in from Washington to look at the operation and the first thing they 'd see at Filanta Court was this 30-foot PLO radio mast . |
| 25 | He must rise early and the first thing have the carucae yoked , and then go round the fields , woods , meadows and pastures , to see all free from damage . |
| 26 | He moved like a shadow , and the first thing she knew of his presence behind her was when he got hold of her arm , forcing her to turn around . |
| 27 | Into the Movie Editor , and the first thing I want to do is get that background onto the screen . |
| 28 | And the first thing he said , oh who 's that bloke ? |
| 29 | It was like coming home and the first thing she did was to walk to the pictures that hung on the wall and look at them all over again . |
| 30 | When I came round my head was very bad and the first thing I saw was my father . |