Example sentences of "the first time since [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For the first time since she arrived in Rome , the connection came up immediately and she could hear Nora 's voice , distant but clear , at the other end . |
| 32 | For the first time since she iced her Dad , Jazzbeaux felt she really had a purpose on this dull earth . |
| 33 | ‘ But for the first time since I came to England in August 1977 , I 'll be hoping Liverpool do n't win again . |
| 34 | I actually slept fairly well last night , for the first time since I got here . |
| 35 | Bernie was speechless , for the first time since I 'd known him . |
| 36 | Jan sat on one of our original moquette chairs and Darren picked up the atmosphere and , for the first time since I 'd met him , sat on a chair in silence . |
| 37 | For the first time since I had been shot down I was alone . |
| 38 | For the first time since I had come to the college I had access to student political material because my boyfriend was reading the posters , leaflets and student newspapers to me . |
| 39 | For the first time since I had to leave home , this is a place that will leave a scar . |
| 40 | For the first time since I cried my heart out in Puerto Rico — I was crying . |
| 41 | Last year the Group cut its dividend for the first time since it became a quoted company in 1970 , but this year analysts expect the dividend to be held at last year 's figure , with Pilkington digging into reserves in order to fend off the resulting loss of confidence . |
| 42 | With exactly half the seats in the Congress the PSOE was without an absolute majority for the first time since it came to power in 1982 . |
| 43 | Highlight is the Manx International over three laps ( 113 miles ) , which goes back Am/Pro for the first time since it started in 1936 . |
| 44 | Tug opened his mouth automatically , but for the first time since he had been there , he let the words go unsaid . |
| 45 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
| 46 | She came last to Lachlan , and for the first time since he had startled her raised her head to look him in the face . |
| 47 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 48 | The silver-framed photograph of Philippe Chaumont had appeared for the first time since he had known Chantal . |
| 49 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied softly then looked at him for the first time since he had sat down . |
| 50 | He noticed too that for the first time since he had arrived at the Cages there was a total silence , as if all the eagles , and all the imprisoned creatures thereabout had instinctively understood that this old eagle 's troubled painful words marked an end to a terrible life ; and perhaps in some strange way the beginning of something none dared hope might come to pass . |
| 51 | So when it seemed the conversation was nearly over and , for the first time since he had known her , she appeared to have called for no reason , he was almost relieved to hear her ask , ‘ Now then , David , have you heard from him ? ’ |
| 52 | Mach looked up again , smiling for the first time since he had entered the room . |
| 53 | Last night , for the first time since he had married Fei Yen , he had summoned a woman to his bed — one of the serving girls from the kitchens — purging himself of the need that had raged in his blood like a poison . |
| 54 | For the first time since he had told her about Carol , Helen found that she could think about Adrian with something like calm . |
| 55 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 56 | She laughed so infectiously that Athelstan joined in and , for the first time since he had arrived at St Erconwald 's , the nave of his church rang with laughter . |
| 57 | For the first time since he had met him , Blake felt compassion for the old Time Lord . |
| 58 | For the first time since he had entered the theatre he looked hard at Therese . |
| 59 | And for the first time since he had so suddenly reappeared in her life Laura saw her husband 's shoulders slump , almost as if he was bearing the weight of his own brother 's horrific injuries . |
| 60 | Charlie laughed for the first time since he had left Whitechapel and strolled over to a youth far smaller than himself who was rubbing his hands between his legs as he tried to keep warm . |