Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Jinny was paralysed until Keith prodded her and she choked out the first words .
2 In the darkness , under cover of which they had been kissing cuddling so much ( with his hand inside her blouse ) that she had not the first idea what the film was about , he took her hand and guided it down to his lap .
3 She ran down the first flight of stairs , and then turned and dragged herself back to the flat .
4 Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked .
5 She picked up the first box of jars and went back to the room .
6 That should shake the audience to attention , she thought , as she picked up the first book .
7 She dived down the first alleyway , until she came to the window beside the white door with the red strip on the step .
8 She held out the first page of the manuscript file for him to read .
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