Example sentences of "first time she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time she 'd heard her speak . |
| 2 | It was the first time she 'd been in such a grand vehicle , and when she looked over the side she seemed so high up she was dizzy . |
| 3 | It was the first time she 'd ever been on board ship . |
| 4 | It was the first time she 'd seen him look really happy . |
| 5 | Perdita remembered Sukey being just as deferential to Grace Alderton three years ago , the first time she 'd seen Ricky in the flesh . |
| 6 | It was the first time she 'd ever spoken to Aunt Sarah and come away with this feeling of no comfort , no help , weighing her down as if the big brass door stop from the porch had got lodged inside her . |
| 7 | It was the first time she 'd sworn , except the one perfectly correct use of a word more generally used in any but its proper context . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , ’ cried Miss Bateman , the first time she 'd spoken . |
| 9 | It was the first time she 'd seen the Dane who was her target . |
| 10 | But the first time she 'd spoken to Colin he 'd told her there was a hi-tech at the manufacturer 's end , and the second time the shop had been closed . |
| 11 | This was the first time she 'd ever had a close look at the entries , and she seemed to approve . |
| 12 | That was the first time she 'd acknowledged the truth of the malai presence ; we 'd never mentioned the disappearances . |
| 13 | From the very first time she 'd taken him down to meet her family , she had seen that they had n't liked him . |
| 14 | It was the first time she 'd ever spoken about her early life to anyone . |
| 15 | It was n't the first time she 'd heard that kind of comment . |
| 16 | She remembered the first time she 'd seen him , striding tall and long-legged into the reception area of the TV station , instantly dominating the place by sheer presence alone . |
| 17 | Agonising though this was , it was the first time she 'd truly felt alive since leaving Glenshee . |
| 18 | Her funeral was the first time she 'd worn them . |
| 19 | It was a look she recognised instantly , although it was the first time she 'd seen it in the flesh . |
| 20 | But an intimate dinner at the château was another matter altogether — because this would be the first time she 'd as much as set eyes on him since he 'd walked away from her outside this very room on that awful night . |
| 21 | And that 's the first time she 'd ever had a doctor . |
| 22 | What she was thinking was that , unlike her memory block with Arnie , she could n't imagine ever forgetting the first time she 'd laid eyes on Guido . |
| 23 | It was like the first time she 'd seen him , just after Peter had introduced her as his fiancée . |
| 24 | It was the first time she 'd seen him smile and , though it obviously was n't intended to charm , it took her breath away and made her pulses quicken . |
| 25 | Quite a few odd things had happened in the last two days and , though this was the first time she 'd admitted it even to herself , she 'd felt vaguely uneasy , threatened , ever since she 'd arrived in Venice . |
| 26 | It reminded her of the first time she 'd seen him . |
| 27 | This was the first time she 'd seen Guy 's bedroom in daylight . |
| 28 | I think it 's the first time she 'd actually seen Oliver look clean . |
| 29 | to me that 's where they took her the first time , they did n't take her right on the the roads , you know , the first time she 'd |
| 30 | Once the heaviness dropped away her black hair formed into tight curls , and for the first time she looked almost pretty . |