Example sentences of "first 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 .
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