Example sentences of "she first [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boudjema , who is of Algerian descent , says she was totally shocked when she first heard of the Affair of the Scarf . |
| 2 | Dorabella 's playfulness is similar to that of Natalia 's ward , Vera , when she first dances in A Month in the Country , . |
| 3 | After all , it was a home-made outfit she first wore as a 14-year-old . |
| 4 | For someone who describes herself as a late starter in sailing — she first stepped into a dinghy 15 years ago at the age of 29 — Mary Falk has accumulated a phenomenal amount of experience . |
| 5 | She revealed that she first learnt of the threatened closure while her daughter was fighting for life . |
| 6 | When she first came to the sand , a long time ago , she had had a pocketful of pills and squeezers , but she had lost interest in them . |
| 7 | She just said that he was here when she first came to the Zoo and that he 's been here longer than anyone else . |
| 8 | For a time , when she first took to the seclusion of the Lodge , days had been wasted in a sort of restless grief , but it had passed , resentment fell away , and gradually he found his way back into his own strength . |
| 9 | She first appeared as a strange red light , as of a ship all a-glow , in the midst of which light her masts , spars and sails , seemingly those of a normal brig. , some 200 yards distant from us , stood out in strong relief as she came up . |
| 10 | The notion that the writing is meant to explain her work to others is supported by her use if the ‘ revolutionary ’ -to-evolutionary ’ tag which she first used in a letter to a friend ( in 1919 ) and then , quoting herself , she reemploys the phrase in her diary ( in 1920 , and again , in 1921 ) . |
| 11 | The cynicism which grows out of not having her tender feelings acknowledged and valued replaces the openness and tenderness with which she first entered into the partnership . |
| 12 | When she first arrived at the ICO the reaction was identical to that on her arrival in Africa : " Wow . |
| 13 | Ms Hoey , who strengthened her majority at the last general election in Vauxhall , which she first won at a by-election , has also caused a stir over Northern Ireland policy . |
| 14 | A tall , well-built mare , she first encroached on the English racing scene in spring 1983 : she came second to Sabin Du Loir in the Sun Alliance Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival ; three weeks later , ridden by her trainer 's son Tony , she ran on successive days at Liverpool , winning on the Friday and the next day running Gaye Brief , fresh from his Champion Hurdle success , to a length . |