Example sentences of "hear [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , Yusuf advanced and the thunderous roll of the Moorish drums was heard for the first time on Spanish soil . |
| 2 | They were not to learn of the German reaction for some nine months , when the commandos again visited the Lofoten Islands , but the world heard for the first time of British commandos that night in German broadcasts : ‘ Light naval forces destroyed several fishing boats and landed commandos in the Norwegian skerries where they took prisoner some Germans and Norwegians . ’ |
| 3 | And we hear for the first time of permanent salaried architects . |
| 4 | Across the green , Doctor Lovell heard for the first time about the accident at the old people 's homes , and was magnanimous enough not to make any comment about Edward Young 's steps in front of his partners . |
| 5 | For example , although it is easy enough to decide which vowel one hears in ‘ beat ’ or ‘ bit ’ , it is much less easy to decide which vowel one hears in the second syllable of words such as , for example , ‘ easy ’ or ‘ busy ’ . |
| 6 | You may hear in the first syllable of ‘ photography ’ , in the second syllable of ‘ photograph ’ and in the third syllable of ‘ photographer ’ , but the brain recognises links between these a vowels and , and respectively , and supplies underlying vowels which change into the appropriate sound as the stress pattern changes . |
| 7 | ‘ Just talk to them , find out what they 've seen and heard over the last couple of weeks , ’ the DI said . |