Example sentences of "she [verb] for the first " in BNC.

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1 She experienced for the first time the frightening inhospitality of city streets .
2 She realised for the first time how Benjamin must be feeling .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 She had n't missed him at all when he died , but now she realized for the first time that she had lost her father .
7 She realized for the first time fully consciously that she was ill at ease with , even afraid of , very tall men .
8 When she heard the voice of Sam 's mother she realized for the first time that it was more than likely that her own mother would , during the course of the evening , make some reference to the dinner-party which , she had been led to believe , was taking place in Pam 's house .
9 This can be reduced a little if she goes in with all she needs for the first few days : a clean dressing-gown , slippers , a change of night clothes and bedjacket and all the toilet articles and other small items she is likely to want .
10 She claimed she had never realised the significance of the tape , which she played for the first time ‘ weeks later ’ .
11 She noticed for the first time that he was wearing a pair of white , glowing incongruously in the twilight .
12 She noticed for the first time that they had stopped , and looking round , discovered that they were outside the house .
13 She noticed for the first time that he had a slight limp .
14 In her bedroom now , sipping her whisky , she acknowledged for the first time in her life that if she had to make a list of the happy times , it would properly have to include the hours she had spent with Graham in his garden .
15 When she attends for the first time , she assesses the patient : if he is out of bed and eating his breakfast , for instance , she observes whether he can feed himself , or whether he needs help ; whether he has perceptual problems ; how good his balance is while he is sitting ; whether he is limited by spasticity ; what his posture is like ; and then whether he is capable of standing and walking .
16 As she descended the stairs , she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace .
17 She exhibited for the first time in spring 1900 at the New English Art Club , an organization with strong Slade connections , and continued to show there twice yearly until 1903 .
18 Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes .
19 The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch .
20 Only when Bert Rafferty was called to give evidence did Harriet Tremayne show any sign of breaking down , as she listened for the first time to his description of exactly what had happened on that harrowing morning .
21 She listened for the first time in ages , pouring herself another glass of wine , knowing she was drinking a little too much , but doing it out of a desire to annoy Luke .
22 A month ago he had come to see her and now she understood for the first time that what he had said to her then would change her life .
23 Coming back , she saw for the first time that a letter addressed to herself lay on the kitchen table .
24 Here she speaks for the first time about her ordeal to Margaret Hall .
25 When she got home , she felt for the first time in months the need to write a letter , to commit her thoughts and feelings to paper and communicate through the medium of paper and pen with someone .
26 In the Ladies ' Singles , Jenny Binns is defending the title she won for the first time last year .
27 She smiled for the first time at him .
28 She smiled for the first time in hours .
29 She smiled for the first time , wincing as the pull of facial muscles reminded her she 'd had a crack on the head .
30 She spoke for the first time since luncheon began : " Darling , your spinach , please . "
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