Sentence examples for I first want from inspiring English sources

I first want to say that I think this is a very sad week for American letters.

"I first want to thank him for his 20 years of service to our great nation in the U.S. Army," Mr. Latham said.

I first want to convey my personal thanks to you, your management team, and Yahoo!'s Board of Directors for your consideration of our proposal.

By Dave Eggers January 29 , 2010I first want to say that I think this is a very sad week for American letters.

What questions do you ask? A. If it's a technical position that I'm hiring for — let's say finance — I first want to assure myself that this person is good at that function.

"I first want to mention our friend Bill Clinton and thank him for going out and doing the robo-calls for us," Mr. Idoni said, referring to the computerized endorsements that interrupted so many Westchester dinners this fall.

"It is not the same reason why I first wanted to go out with her," he explained.

"Gene Kelly," says Christopher Wheeldon, "was one of the reasons I first wanted to dance.

To be honest, though, I first wanted a breadbox for a less practical reason.

"What I first wanted to be was a painter," Krakoff told me.

"If we had dated when I first wanted, we probably would not have ended up together," Mr. Cassel said.