Example sentences of "realise for the first time " in BNC.

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1 Further , on appointment he had realised for the first time that the eastern parts of the District remained largely undeveloped by the WEA .
2 And realised for the first time that my lot as a walker was far safer than that of a cyclist .
3 For a moment she was taken aback , realising for the first time that she had n't explained herself very well , then , gathering her wits together , she retorted briskly , ‘ If you had n't assaulted me and accused me of being a burglar I would have told you that the Svend I 'm looking for is a student who met my sister at the Roskilde music festival and afterwards entertained her and her friends here in this apartment for several nights . ’
4 ‘ Is it really worth going somewhere else ? ’ she asked a trifly wistfully , filling her lungs with cool fresh air and realising for the first time that the pavements were damp and it must have been raining .
5 ‘ I realised for the first time that I have never been wanted : it really was such a revelation .
6 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 .
7 ‘ 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 .
8 Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good .
9 She realised for the first time how Benjamin must be feeling .
10 At that moment I realised for the first time that not a single word had been uttered on the subject since the accident happened .
11 ‘ 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 And Kylie , after two years travelling the world and using England as a base realises for the first time , this really is a home from home .
15 Once Arthur is in the boat Bedivere realises for the first time that ‘ the true old times are dead ’ .
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