Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] first thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are honest , approaching with an open mind and saying the first thing that comes into your head , you will gradually find you are able to contribute real information and will gain confidence in your abilities . |
| 2 | ‘ Did you have to behave so churlishly with Ralf ? ’ she burst out , saying the first thing to enter her head . |
| 3 | He was blustering , saying the first thing that came into his head . |
| 4 | He brought the book back then squatted there again , closing his eyes and opening the pages at random , reading the first thing his eyes opened upon . |
| 5 | By the time she 'd elbowed the door open with two steaming mugs of tea , I had was reading the first thing which had come to hand . |
| 6 | She would mince about in her old fashioned winkle-picker shoes not knowing the first thing about dancing . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm so pinched for time that I race around grabbing the first thing I see . ’ |