Example sentences of "[is] the [num ord] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that is the first thing . |
| 2 | This is the first thing you notice about graphics interchange files — they tend to be long . |
| 3 | ‘ Vile , ’ is the first thing Esme says to me , referring not to the freezing weather but the correct pronunciation of the Welsh Brother 's name : Cad-vile . |
| 4 | He said , ‘ The work of conversion is the first thing we must drive at and labour with all our might to effect ; then to build up those that are truly converted . ’ |
| 5 | The cure of the part should not be attempted without treatment of the whole , and also no attempt should be made to cure the body without the soul , and therefore if the head and body are to be well you must begin by curing the mind : that is the first thing … . |
| 6 | After all , that is the first thing about us that others see and a well-groomed , well-dressed image reflected back at us from the mirror goes a long way to bolstering our private and public confidence . |
| 7 | Thanks for a great mag , which is the first thing I grab on my trips home , being a subscriber ! |
| 8 | Colour is the first thing that hits you as you walk through the door . |
| 9 | Now , as a rule , the Six O'Clock News is the first thing I watch , then Newsroom South East . |
| 10 | That is the first thing which anyone surveying the literature would notice . |
| 11 | Osmone ( to give it its official name ) soothes because it is the first thing a newborn baby smells , he says . |
| 12 | This is the first thing the grown-ups have forgotten . |
| 13 | Am I right in saying then i i is the first thing we need to agree on whether we 're gon na have a staff comment , and a pupil comment on there is tha , is that the first decision ? |
| 14 | This is the first thing they want to do . ’ |
| 15 | ( Notice in our paraphrase that the key factor , phrase or words is the first thing we refer to . |
| 16 | What is the first thing after all the things you 've forgotten ? |
| 17 | ‘ This is the first thing of any scale that we have attempted , ’ admitted David , ‘ but the good thing about the ARC is that people 's anxieties are shared . |
| 18 | Is what sort of a , well is it a function , is the first thing . |
| 19 | Privatizing what is the first thing the government do to make B R more attractive to the private sector ? |
| 20 | What is the first thing we 're told about it in the third stanza ? |
| 21 | That is the first thing you should do with any burn , put people in a cold bath , anything to keep the burns cold because otherwise they can keep burning in for something like five hours . |
| 22 | In Austen 's world , position is everything , but for Forster , with his view of emotional authenticity , position is the first thing that must be criticised . |
| 23 | We 've got our one of our ex-bosses , he er when he got the job is the first thing he does is paint all the walls and put all his certificates up ! |
| 24 | That is the second thing to notice ; the philosopher 's children are boys . |
| 25 | Now , fellow , what is the third thing you have to do ? ’ |
| 26 | This theorizing is the last thing of all to arrive . |
| 27 | This is the last thing President Mikhail Gorbachev needs , as he tries to contain a staggering economic crisis . |
| 28 | Practice might improve things , but with this weight of negative experience , practice is the last thing they want . |
| 29 | In this case , attention is the last thing I really need . |
| 30 | That is the last thing I wished to do . |