It was huge! The first thing that came to my mind was actually that's a lot of food!"

VOA: special.2009.11.23

The first thing a passenger sees on the Cape May coast is the area's famous lighthouse.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

The first thing they did was to write an advertisement to be published in newspapers.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

Well,the first thing to know is that prices are different from school to school.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

The first thing that struck Georgiana when entering the laboratory was the hot furnace.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

The first thing he did was buy a costly new car.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

Naturally the first thing I did was plan a trip.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

"They are not looking to hire as many immigrants. So this is the first thing that reduces the level of migration.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

It sticks to anything and the grass is the first thing out there and it sticks right to it."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

"The first thing is corruption, the education system, and we need more universities to be built in Namibia,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

So the first thing I tell an actor to do is learn your craft and be ready when you get the opportunity."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

"The first thing is not numbers,". "It is to find and fine-tune the right approach to implement the strategy already laid down.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The first thing you notice when you walk inside John Bevis' modest two-story is the smell.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"The first thing that affects migration is the fact employers do not want as many workers,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.20