Example sentences of "[vb past] for the [num ord] [noun] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then that they disagreed for the first time about the terms of their verbal agreement and a serious rift developed between them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | We talked for the first time about poetry , poets and our own poems : |
| 4 | ‘ It was the talk of the set — the rumour monitors were working overtime , ’ Jim said yesterday as he talked for the first time about the couple 's whirlwind romance . |
| 5 | Joanna 's ex-boyfriend , Frank Tadgell , spoke for the first time about her disappearance last night . |
| 6 | Mrs Singh asked ‘ Do you have the same holiday ? ’ and then spoke for the first time about Balbinder . |
| 7 | Last night , members of Pringle 's family spoke for the first time about police handling of the siege . |
| 8 | THE TV presenter Fiona Armstrong yesterday spoke for the first time about why she has quit the breakfast station GMTV — and dismissed talk about the notorious ‘ F ( for fanciability ) factor ’ . |