Example sentences of "hear for [art] [num ord] time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned .
2 Finally , Yusuf advanced and the thunderous roll of the Moorish drums was heard for the first time on Spanish soil .
3 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 . ’
4 And we hear for the first time of permanent salaried architects .
5 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 .
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