Example sentences of "so the first [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd read on the back of a record about open tunings , so the first thing I did was follow Elmore James and tune to D. |
| 2 | The oak will certainly be removing many nutrients from the soil so the first thing you should do is dig the area over well and incorporate plenty of organic matter such as well-rotted manure , garden compost , leaf mould or peat . |
| 3 | She 'd be very antagonistic when I was putting the jesses on , so the first thing she would do when I picked her up was pull at her feet and try to work herself loose . |
| 4 | She had always lived in a town , with a street light shining outside the window , so the first thing she hastened to buy was a chair on which to place a candle , beside her bed . |
| 5 | I was already enough of an expert to recognise it — people had begun to give me books about birds of prey , so the first time I heard this sorrowful sound I searched through my books until I found out what it was . |