Example sentences of "the first time since she [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 In early July the waiting was broken by the excitement of Maggie coming home for the first time since she had left for London .
2 A light breeze made play with her skirts and , for the first time since she had arrived at Yelton , she wished she could let down her hair and feel the wind run its fingers through it .
3 For the first time since she had moved back into the house , she knew she could n't face an evening with Jacob .
4 In fact she lay in the warm , dark grey shadows of her room quite at peace for the first time since she had come to Italy .
5 Jelka looked about her , letting herself relax for the first time since she had heard of the attack on the Project , drinking in the harmony of the garden .
6 She thought she might even be able to get a good night 's sleep for the first time since she had arrived at the house .
7 A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England .
8 ‘ Daddy , darling , ’ Alyssia said , smiling genuinely for the first time since she had stepped foot back on to English soil and kissing him on the tip of his nose , ‘ in your own cantankerous way , you 've put your finger right on the button . ’
9 Next morning , for the first time since she had started at G.W. , she arrived late , almost too terrified to step across the threshold .
10 He looked at McAllister for the first time since she had begun to help him , and saw her strained white face , the eyes enormous in it .
11 It was the direction of her life she was questioning , for the first time since she had settled on a career .
12 He looked as if he was going to protest , but his eyes caught her face , and for the first time since she had known him Nelson was one hundred per cent a grown-up .
13 For the first time since she 'd appeared she said his name , tentatively , as though in this darkness she 'd suddenly doubted he was real .
14 He guided her every step of the way , and for the first time since she 'd joined C 's Circus she felt like a woman being seduced .
15 His voice had deepened , the words becoming more guttural as for the first time since she 'd met him he seemed to struggle with a language which was not his own .
16 For the first time since she 'd met him there was genuine warmth in his eyes , concern robbing his features of their normal granite harshness .
17 She could see it in his face , his guard , for the first time since she 'd known him , completely lowered .
18 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 .
19 For the first time since she iced her Dad , Jazzbeaux felt she really had a purpose on this dull earth .
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