Example sentences of "so the first thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | The oak will certainly be removing many nutrients from the soil so the first thing you should do is dig the area over well and incorporate plenty of organic matter such as well-rotted manure , garden compost , leaf mould or peat . |
| 2 | We had already disconnected the water supply , so the first thing was to empty the cistern by flushing , and then remove the flush pipe from the flush pipe horn by folding back the rubber gasket and unscrewing the joint at the cistern . |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | She 'd be very antagonistic when I was putting the jesses on , so the first thing she would do when I picked her up was pull at her feet and try to work herself loose . |
| 5 | She had always lived in a town , with a street light shining outside the window , so the first thing she hastened to buy was a chair on which to place a candle , beside her bed . |
| 6 | I had a back pocket full of readies as I planned on doing some Christmas shopping while up West and I had no intention of joining the Christmas Eve rush to the lingerie departments of the big stores , so the first thing was to get away from the temptation of the HMV shop . |