Sentence examples for first thing I needed from inspiring English sources

The first thing I needed to do was understand what made the company tick.

"The first thing I needed was an opportunity, and this is it.

"The first thing I needed to do when I took over was change the perception of our players.

It took me a moment, but I discovered that patience was the very first thing I needed in order to be kind to myself.

The first thing I need to know is, can they get the job done?

"The first thing I need to tell all of you is, you're all going to stay," he said.

Here he answers a few questions about the global arms trade.What is the first thing I need to know about the arms trade?

The first thing I need to do is square off the round length of iron I've been given to work with.

The first thing I need to do, he tells me over tea at a private members' club in central London, is to try and work out how I want others to see me.

While I have data for over 10 years, I just want the figures for 2000 and 2012, so the first thing I need to do is remove any irrelevant columns and rows (tip: save a separate copy of the original first).

“The first thing I need to know from a client is what they want the library for,” he said.