Example sentences of "for the [adj] time [Wh adv] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | She flushed and hesitated , as if realizing for the first time where all this was leading . |
2 | During the headmistress 's speech she had realized for the first time how little she knew of the world that lay beyond the school gates . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | He saw the naked longing in her amber eyes and realized for the first time how much he had been neglecting her . |
5 | It was brought home to Charles for the first time how much of a strain the last weeks must have been for a girl of her age . |