Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [num ord] things " in BNC.
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1 | One of the first things Tolkien did after his return to Oxford in 1925 was to set up an Icelandic reading group such as he had enjoyed during his last job , as Professor of English at Leeds . |
2 | This is a reminder that one of the first things a Kinnock government is pledged to do is sign the European Commission 's social charter , rejected by Mr Major at the Maastricht summit . |
3 | When times are good , people spend relatively more on gambling ; when they are bad , gambling expenditure is one of the first things to be cut back . |
4 | The large and unmistakable clay phallus for insertion in a wall is one of the first things to greet us as we enter the exhibition . |
5 | One of the first things Reagan did upon becoming president was to name Iran as an enemy of America and to ensure that no trade of any kind went on between the two countries , either directly or indirectly , imposing draconian penalties for anyone caught doing so . |
6 | Hair is always on show and it 's one of the first things to suffer from the effects of poor diet , pregnancy , the menopause and stress . |
7 | It was one of the first things she put on the wall when they re-decorated the house . |
8 | When you buy a valuable piece of equipment , like a new car or furniture for your home , one of the first things you do , is to insure it in case of accidental damage . |
9 | When a retailer sets up a new business , one of the first things he has to do is draw up a plan of the shop floor . |
10 | If you get a job as a shop assistant or checkout operator , one of the first things you will learn is till procedure . |
11 | One of the first things to happen after my arrival at Bourn was the phasing out of Stirling bombers , so that the one that followed me around the perimeter track must have been one of the last to operate from there . |
12 | One of the first things to go are the costumes and articles of adornment which identify that culture with its roots . |
13 | One of the first things that should be done is to share this with your partner so that your partner can help separate fact from fiction and be sensitive . |
14 | Well , one of the first things I did on applying for this job was to announce my intention to end the repellent Billy Bullshit column . |
15 | So one of the first things I did with Clive after hypnotizing him was to ask him simple questions — ‘ What is your full name ? ’ , |
16 | The generosity of machine knitters comes as no surprise to us — it is one of the first things one notices about them . |
17 | ONE OF THE first things you must consider when producing your first R/C helicopter is which type of radio equipment to use . |
18 | The day after her double transplant one of the first things she did was to grab her mother 's hand and say : ‘ I 'll be able to grow up and have kids now , wo n't I ? ’ |
19 | She explains : ‘ One of the first things that all these countries are doing — and we 're just starting to see the benefits of this — is to install a digital overlay network linking key cities . ’ |
20 | When Bruce Graham gets into work one of the first things he does is check his mail . |
21 | Another point : the intruder who has been denied a quick escape route is unlikely to remain in the house for very long ( it 's one of the first things he sizes up after breaking in ) . |
22 | One of the first things that needed to be done was to get a short survey of existing conditions , and with the help of all departments the following summary was made : Burma Today |
23 | So one of the first things many of us seek to find out about other people is what they do . |
24 | Just at this time ( 1956 ) David Marsh came to work with me and one of the first things he said was ‘ Why do n't you build a proper tensile testing machine ? ’ |
25 | ‘ One of the reasons for my downfall is that I am a rep for Taunton Cider , and one of the first things Yvonne told me was to keep off alcohol . ’ |
26 | One of the first things that I noticed in my workplace was that there was an entrenched , hostile division between Black and white colleagues . |
27 | Mr Marchant said nationally arts cost very little but was one of the first things to be cut . |
28 | Graham Tregidon became WRU president at the annual general meeting in June and one of the first things he did was go into print in the next issue of the union 's newsletter to plead unity . |
29 | One of the first things Colin and Sue Ross did when taking over Chetcombe was to refurbish the bedrooms in pretty Laura Ashley papers and fabrics , and to put them en suite . |
30 | ‘ I am glad that one of the first things |