Example sentences of "the first [noun] she 'd [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was precisely her own conclusion , but Jamie was the first man she 'd met who agreed with her . |
| 2 | It was the first communication she 'd had with her since the day she left the convent ignominiously and in dire disgrace . |
| 3 | This was the first chance she 'd had to wear them ; last night things had been too fraught to think of dressing up , and now they were her only adornment . |
| 4 | It was the first lesson she 'd learned at Holmsly Manor . |
| 5 | Her funeral was the first time she 'd worn them . |
| 6 | It was the first time she 'd heard her speak . |
| 7 | It was n't the first time she 'd heard that kind of comment . |
| 8 | That was the first time she 'd acknowledged the truth of the malai presence ; we 'd never mentioned the disappearances . |
| 9 | It was the first time she 'd seen him look really happy . |
| 10 | Perdita remembered Sukey being just as deferential to Grace Alderton three years ago , the first time she 'd seen Ricky in the flesh . |
| 11 | It was the first time she 'd seen the Dane who was her target . |
| 12 | She remembered the first time she 'd seen him , striding tall and long-legged into the reception area of the TV station , instantly dominating the place by sheer presence alone . |
| 13 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 14 | It was like the first time she 'd seen him , just after Peter had introduced her as his fiancée . |
| 15 | It was the first time she 'd seen him smile and , though it obviously was n't intended to charm , it took her breath away and made her pulses quicken . |
| 16 | It reminded her of the first time she 'd seen him . |
| 17 | This was the first time she 'd seen Guy 's bedroom in daylight . |
| 18 | It was the first time she 'd sworn , except the one perfectly correct use of a word more generally used in any but its proper context . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , ’ cried Miss Bateman , the first time she 'd spoken . |
| 20 | But the first time she 'd spoken to Colin he 'd told her there was a hi-tech at the manufacturer 's end , and the second time the shop had been closed . |
| 21 | What she was thinking was that , unlike her memory block with Arnie , she could n't imagine ever forgetting the first time she 'd laid eyes on Guido . |
| 22 | Quite a few odd things had happened in the last two days and , though this was the first time she 'd admitted it even to herself , she 'd felt vaguely uneasy , threatened , ever since she 'd arrived in Venice . |
| 23 | The first week she 'd signed on , her lover had packed her in and moved out . |