Example sentences of "[prep] the first time [that] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | There were things he consciously noticed about people which he brought to mind long after he had ceased to watch them , but now he noted for the first time that she had very small feet — they could have belonged to the oriental he had imagined her to be through the sun haze . |
| 3 | She realised now for the first time that she had left her purse behind in Edward 's room . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | FIFTIES star Connie Francis has confessed for the first time that she does not like her biggest hits . |
| 6 | At last her conscience won out and she gave a tiny sigh , wishing not for the first time that she could , just occasionally , be a touch more ruthless . |