Example sentences of "[subord] she [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not remember any more words , so she said the first words again , quietly but very clearly . |
| 2 | if she had the first sign of anything . |
| 3 | She was in her first-floor sitting room , secure in her easy chair , when she heard the first sirens , saw the first police cars turn into her street . |
| 4 | A young woman who was with her hid when she heard the first shots and witnessed what happened . |
| 5 | Mrs Elliott broke new ground when she became the first woman solicitor in the firm about 15 years ago . |
| 6 | When she read the first word , J O E , her heart gave a great leap . |
| 7 | Ahl , 18 , from Exeter , outplayed her opponent particularly in the second set when she took the first five games . |
| 8 | When she reached the first hill , she looked back at Marlott and her father 's house with sadness in her heart . |
| 9 | She intended to go straight to the second floor and find a policeman she could tell about the keys , but when she reached the first floor landing she veered into the newsroom instead . |
| 10 | ‘ It is only simple , ’ she apologised as she brought the first course to the table . |
| 11 | But as she mounted the first of the steps to the front door she sensed someone close to her . |
| 12 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 13 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 14 | She smiles as she meets the first customers of the day . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 16 | HER knees felt weak and butterflies flocked into her stomach as she felt the first hot flush of teenage love . |
| 17 | For half an hour or so she had Barbara Paulus , ranked 21st to Durie 's 102nd , chasing shadows as she won the first set 6-2 . |
| 18 | That was probably the understatement of the decade , she acknowledged ruefully some hours later , as she grabbed the first opportunity of the entire afternoon to simply stop moving and stand still in one place for longer than ten seconds . |
| 19 | There was just time to shower and dress before Lucia arrived , smiling shyly as she delivered the first cup of coffee of the new day . |
| 20 | The Pytchley , under Mr. George Payne , gave her two brushes — and three rousing cheers , for she enjoyed the first day 's hunting with them so much she stayed for a second . |