Example sentences of "first thing [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the first things you 'll realise is that you work for an organisation that has to react and respond rapidly to changing circumstances . |
| 2 | If you get a job as a shop assistant or checkout operator , one of the first things you will learn is till procedure . |
| 3 | ONE OF THE first things you must consider when producing your first R/C helicopter is which type of radio equipment to use . |
| 4 | This activity was something she was the most proud of , one of the first things she would tell new friends about her work . |
| 5 | Well , I do n't know if Marlborough tobacco was around in the time of Jesus Christ , but erm I think if Jesus Christ had the second coming today one of the first things he would condemn is this week that is the cause of death and destruction throughout the world , and if he would n't condemn that I would certainly be a bit dismayed . |
| 6 | The first thing they 'd do if they captured one would be to hack off the two forefingers of each hand , the very ones our archers used to pull a long bow . |
| 7 | ‘ The first thing they 'd look at , ’ Billy countered , ‘ is a woman drivin' my auld rattlebones of a car ! |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The first thing we 'll do is look at the data , alright , so if you go from the action menu into option one , right , we 're going to plot er go through to the transform edit |
| 10 | What the Russians want is technical help and equipment , now our own industry is in decline er yes , particularly in machine tool industry , and I think the first thing we should do is to go over there and see what it is they actually needed , what they actually need right now , er one of your previous er correspondence , er speaker turned round and said well they 've got half finished buildings and things like that , I mean er , people have got to be put to work because people in co-ordinate employment is the only source of real wealth , but the market economy is n't interested in promoting real wealth , I mean it 's only interested in what it can get out of an economy not what it gives . |
| 11 | The first thing we must do is to defeat the MacSharry proposals that target British farm workers , and particularly those relating to sheepmeat , which represent a direct attack on those who work in British agriculture — not merely those who own or rent farms but those employed on them . |
| 12 | Since it is replication we are interested in , the first thing we must know is , can crystals replicate their structure ? |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | First thing we 'd do she thought , with a cloth and a big bucket of soapy water . |
| 15 | This is also the first thing we can tell about a person when meeting for the first time . |
| 16 | The first thing we can say is definitely the strength of the pound . |
| 17 | Perhaps the first thing we can note about all three departments is the formality of the relationship between students and staff : a formality which is reflected in the teaching methods . |
| 18 | Benn promised that the first thing he would do when returning home would be to go straight to see Michael Watson . |
| 19 | Yeah but then the first thing he would have done would have been got up and gone off and got it done privately . |
| 20 | The first thing he 'll make on entering the office will be a profit-decision . |
| 21 | ‘ If the Sergeant arrives and sees our cart gone , is n't that the first thing he 'll think , that he 's got word and bolted ? ’ |
| 22 | The first thing he 'll do is help them . |
| 23 | When the Last Trump sounds , the first thing he 'll say when he pops his head out of his grave will be where 's my breakfast ? ’ |
| 24 | She always wanted him to tell her where he came from because she said , as she had said to Creggan on his first night , that for an eagle to survive the first thing he must know is where he comes from , and he must not forget his memories however distant they may be . |
| 25 | This personage reflected , somewhat grimly , that the first thing he should have to teach his little charge would be to appear to address himself to his mother when he spoke to her — especially not to make her such an Improper answer as that ( 6 ) . |
| 26 | When a beginner joins a club the first thing he will become aware of is that great emphasis is placed upon training exercises and stretching , more so in taekwondo than in most other martial arts . |
| 27 | IF the BBC wants to secure its future the first thing it should do is cut down on the huge fees it pays to presenters . |
| 28 | On the other hand , if you were Andrus and for some reason you decided to start a campaign of your own , and you were , like him , a Copt , the first thing you would do would be to go to a bank and make proper financial arrangements . |
| 29 | The first thing you would notice about the landscape if you were to travel back in time was how wet it was . |
| 30 | Once you get beyond its up to the minute good looks the first thing you 'll notice is that is price tag looks a little out of date . |