Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 2 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 3 | He leaned across with the bottle , and she realised that she 'd almost drained her glass at the first attack . |
| 4 | She did not believe that she could bring Scathach back to life , but he could at least be with her in the fortress as she made her journey into the first forest , as she went in search of whatever it was that had ensnared Harry , made him a prisoner in Old Forbidden Place . |
| 5 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't want to see him , ’ Anna said , remembering her inoculation on the first day back , and how it had hurt . |
| 7 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 8 | It was wrong to leave her family in the first place , wrong , having come here to go on leading the life she did . ’ |
| 9 | In a postscript Eliza somewhat enigmatically mentions her pregnancy for the first time : |
| 10 | Helen , however , was still imprisoned in the fears and longings that had marked her life during the first years of puberty and was obsessed with the idea that she would never marry and have children . |
| 11 | He watched her climb up the first flight of the stairs , saw her stop and turn back towards him . |
| 12 | The appointment ended three weeks of political uncertainty during which Sheikh Hasina Wajed , leader of the second-largest party , the Awami League , challenged Begum Zia to demonstrate her majority at the first session of the newly elected Jatiya Sangsad ( National Assembly ) , scheduled for April 5 . |
| 13 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 14 | Do not do as I did and arrange to work only to find that the childminder changes her mind within the first few days . |
| 15 | Sheldukher stared down at her suddenly , as if registering her presence for the first time . |
| 16 | Hilda left her country for the first time at the age of 63 to talk to human rights organizations , politicians and solidarity groups . |
| 17 | As she set her foot on the first one she turned involuntarily and gave one last look at the parade — and started uncomfortably at what she saw . |
| 18 | Some similar process in Ursula presumably explained her willingness for the first time to discuss arrangements for the funeral , which they agreed should be held as soon as possible . |