Example sentences of "[pers pn] realise for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I realised for the first time that I have never been wanted : it really was such a revelation . |
| 2 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 3 | At that moment I realised for the first time that not a single word had been uttered on the subject since the accident happened . |
| 4 | She realised for the first time how Benjamin must be feeling . |
| 5 | ‘ But only because when we turned up at the solicitor 's to work out the marriage settlement — her idea , not mine — she realised for the first time that I was n't as rich as she thought . |
| 6 | Speechless , she glared at him , then felt the colour start back to her cheeks as she realised for the first time what he was dressed in , which was very little indeed . |
| 7 | But as she sipped the hot , reviving brew , she realised for the first time since buying the house just how very quiet it was — eerily quiet . |
| 8 | Yohan , an old man , was moved to tears as he read a tract , as he realised for the first time how much God loved him . |
| 9 | ‘ So you will not consider me , after all our friendship ? ’ he asked , and Emily moved restlessly ; he realised for the first time that all her movements were studied . |