Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] for the first time " in BNC.
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| 31 | The Inspector turned to her for the first time , but if he was cheered by her observation he gave no sign of his approval . |
| 32 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
| 33 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
| 34 | It sounded as though the reality of what they were doing had come home to her for the first time . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | Becky 's dark eyes fixed on him for the first time . |
| 37 | His eye fell on it for the first time as it sprang onto the marble plinth and clutched at the neck of the vase to steady itself . |
| 38 | You will also find a splendid array of fine performers who are coming to us for the first time — many surely due to be favourites of the future . |
| 39 | Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time . |
| 40 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 41 | Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’ |
| 42 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 43 | He nodded and he looked at me for the first time . |
| 44 | He looks at me for the first time . |
| 45 | He turned towards the two men , smiled at them for the first time . |
| 46 | He looked at her for the first time with real unease . |
| 47 | He looked at her for the first time since the beginning ; her head was still turned away , her hands over her face ; she had shown no further response to anything he had done . |
| 48 | As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick . |
| 49 | Infected by his laughter the wife of the younger mandarin smiled , and Joseph looked at her for the first time . |
| 50 | Cheryl looked at her for the first time . |
| 51 | He shrugged , leaning back in his chair , smiling at her for the first time with that devastating smile which made her heart beat faster . |
| 52 | He looked at her for the first time and saw the tears on her cheeks that were glistening in the starlight . |
| 53 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied softly then looked at him for the first time since he had sat down . |
| 54 | When she said this she looked full at him for the first time and ill though she seemed he saw in her eyes the full pride and command of an eagle . |
| 55 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ she answered , smiling freely at him for the first time that evening . |
| 56 | She looked at him for the first time , then lowered her eyes again . |
| 57 | Her eyes flew upward , looking at him for the first time . |
| 58 | You could n't see the card until you unfolded the handkerchief and now Wexford looked at it for the first time . |
| 59 | He knew the pattern of the carpet by heart but now it was as if he were looking at it for the first time , taking it all in , the design of orange and black squares . |
| 60 | He 's a very contented baby , a joy to his parents and big sister , and today at nine weeks old ( 40+3 ) , he smiled at us for the first time . |