Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] for the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She realised for the first time how Benjamin must be feeling . |
| 32 | ‘ 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 . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | She realized for the first time fully consciously that she was ill at ease with , even afraid of , very tall men . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | She claimed she had never realised the significance of the tape , which she played for the first time ‘ weeks later ’ . |
| 39 | She noticed for the first time that he was wearing a pair of white , glowing incongruously in the twilight . |
| 40 | She noticed for the first time that they had stopped , and looking round , discovered that they were outside the house . |
| 41 | She noticed for the first time that he had a slight limp . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | As she descended the stairs , she appreciated for the first time how far she had fallen from grace . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Coming back , she saw for the first time that a letter addressed to herself lay on the kitchen table . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | In the Ladies ' Singles , Jenny Binns is defending the title she won for the first time last year . |
| 51 | She smiled for the first time at him . |
| 52 | She smiled for the first time in hours . |
| 53 | She smiled for the first time , wincing as the pull of facial muscles reminded her she 'd had a crack on the head . |
| 54 | She spoke for the first time since luncheon began : " Darling , your spinach , please . " |
| 55 | ’ She searched for the first page of Ararat . |
| 56 | She said she said for the first week you unwind , I thought if we have a weeks holiday that means that the time you unwind you 're back to work again ! |
| 57 | As she left for the first night party , she just had time to tell us what she thought : |
| 58 | In Britain from the 1820s all attachés had to have a letter of appointment signed by the secretary of state ; and from 1815 a number of them began for the first time to be paid . |
| 59 | We met for the first time just two days before departure and accepted a murderous schedule of four games in 10 days , before opening against the New Zealand provincial champions just two days after a 25 hour journey to Dunedin . |
| 60 | Tamed native birds flocked on the poolside boardwalk of their rented hideaway , ‘ Hawksnest ’ , as we met for the first time , and Robin encircled his shyness with a stream-of-consciousness banter , made easier by the antics of a visiting cocker spaniel , which bit the head off a parrot . |