Example sentences of "[num ord] time she [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The first time she got no further |
2 | For the first time she saw the red tin container he had been hiding behind his back . |
3 | It was the first time she had a chance to look at him closely . |
4 | But now for the first time she recognised the chill of fear . |
5 | A frisson of fear scorched down Robyn 's spine and for the first time she recognised the potential danger of her situation . |
6 | It was empty , and for the first time she noticed the bolt on the door between galley and main cabin . |
7 | For the first time she felt a faint stirring of compassion for her own mother , whose obsession with her appearance , shopping , flirtation and gossip Julia had despised for as long as she could remember . |
8 | For the first time she felt the stirrings of something like power . |
9 | Not for the first time she cursed the lack of experience wth men that left her with no clue as to how to interpret what happened between them . |
10 | The first time she discovered the awful mess he had deliberately left in the kitchen , Beth was determined she would not be used as a skivvy . |
11 | For the first time she risked a glance at that dark Renaissance face with its clear-cut features and winged brows , the beautiful , thickly lashed eyes and chiselled mouth , the cleft chin and strong jaw . |
12 | The first time she rang the bell and went in through the front doors of the elegant old house where the showrooms were situated ( Mattli had no rear entrance ) Paula felt she was stepping into the place of her dreams . |
13 | Next time she had a nightmare , she would try imagining smashing , like eggs , the faceless looters and killers of her dreams . |
14 | There was no Madame Eglantine , only a garrulous old man who chattered like a magpie , took the package and said he would hand it over to the lady next time she visited the place . |
15 | The next time she admired the Algarve 's famous springtime extravaganza , it would have warmly romantic connotations . |
16 | As Julie saw him reach for the doorbell a third time she opened the door and eased it back to the extent of the chain . |
17 | ‘ I cleared out with four laps to go , ’ said Murray , whose time was almost identical to that she set outdoors in Belfast last August , the last time she ran the distance . |
18 | ( That was the last time she threaded a needle . ) |
19 | Last last time she put the ventilation on instead . |