Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] for the first " in BNC.

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1 When she attends for the first time , she assesses the patient : if he is out of bed and eating his breakfast , for instance , she observes whether he can feed himself , or whether he needs help ; whether he has perceptual problems ; how good his balance is while he is sitting ; whether he is limited by spasticity ; what his posture is like ; and then whether he is capable of standing and walking .
2 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 .
3 Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes .
4 The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch .
5 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 .
6 As she left for the first night party , she just had time to tell us what she thought :
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