Example sentences of "be the [num ord] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am half hidden in my bower , I am the last thing she sees , so I have time to examine her . |
| 2 | Searching the flat had been the last thing on his mind , but Bodie said , ‘ Malone 's boys are on it now . ’ |
| 3 | In fact it had always been the last thing on his mind . |
| 4 | Anyone who knows me will tell you those are the last things I 'm lacking . |
| 5 | Fortunately , for most of us , the business of dividing up an estate does not involve nearly as much emotional wear and tear , and material possessions are the last things on your mind when you lose someone you love . |
| 6 | Bottle tops , silver paper and tin cans are the last things you should throw away . |
| 7 | ‘ She 's been having trouble with her periods , if you must know , ’ she says , imputing a prurient inquisitiveness to Vic , although she is well aware that such gynaecological disclosures are the last thing he wants , especially at this hour of the morning . |
| 8 | I 've had three goes at it , and I can tell you that looks are the last thing to be considered ; it 's what 's underneath that matters in the long run . |
| 9 | Blessings from you are the last thing this pious little tsatskeleh needs . ’ |
| 10 | I believe that GPs , whether fund holders or not , recognise , like everyone else in the NHS , that Labour 's plans to turn all the reforms upside down and to throw away all the gains that have been made in the past three years are the last thing that the service needs . |
| 11 | They 'll be the first things to go as he struggles to pay off a mounting damages and legal costs bill of £2.5m . |
| 12 | Going to the toilet is an important part of the day 's activities , and is likely to be the first thing the patient does . |
| 13 | Apart from the shining neon power switch and the Slave function already discussed , the Behringer will sit quietly in your rack , floating in a sea of general blackness , and probably wo n't be the first thing a visitor to your studio comments upon . |
| 14 | I do n't see that that pu that the the staff comment , which is gon na be the first thing need have anything to do with the child at all there is ample place |
| 15 | What would be the first what would be the first thing you 'd want to do ? |
| 16 | Frequently the plan of a few words may be the first thing that comes into a student 's head or more ominously the only thing in the student 's head ! |
| 17 | I knew one family where the husband hung himself facing the front door so that his body would be the first thing his wife would see as she came in . |
| 18 | So they they do they test for the for the hill would be the first thing . |
| 19 | In emergencies , such as a burst pipe or major leak , turning off the stopcock should be the first thing you do even if it has no immediate effect . |
| 20 | So we go , we knock at the door , we assume it 's the right address , he comes to the door and what will be the first thing you should say ? |
| 21 | What would be the first thing , people tend to do when they 've met for the very first time ? |
| 22 | It may not be the first thing at the top of our minds when we 're , when we 're checking the thing but I think it ought to be checked for that . |
| 23 | ‘ I realise you can not afford to run all the time but , that said , it should still be the first thing you have a look at , ’ he reasoned . |
| 24 | What would be the first thing you 'd do ? |
| 25 | He said this summer that as he gradually wound down his involvement in sport , Henley would be the last thing he would give up . |
| 26 | And when he thrust at her , still yelling , ‘ Get up into that house , there ! ’ and almost pushed her onto her back , the young fellow sprang forward and grabbed her ; then , with one arm around her and the other fist doubled , forefinger pointing out straight at the man , he cried at him , ‘ You lay another hand on her like that , mister , an' that 'll be the last thing you do . ’ |
| 27 | Alexander realized that the right thing to do would be the last thing that we would think of doing , if left to ourselves . |
| 28 | But when the 28-year-old Luton osteopath becomes Britain 's only competitor in this month 's Pentjak Silat World Championships in Indonesia , harming an opponent will be the last thing on his mind . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd have thought that looking for a gas leak with a lighted match would be the last thing he would do . ’ |
| 30 | This may be the last thing I 'll ever see ? ’ |