Example sentences of "[noun] they heard the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And from somewhere on the other side they heard the sound they all dreaded : HAR-ROOMF ! |
| 2 | Outside in the hall they heard the front door open , footsteps pattered along the polished parquet floor and a light high voice cried , ‘ Daddy ? |
| 3 | All of a sudden they heard the hum of a motorcycle coming towards them and they both saw a motorcycle being ridden towards the level crossing . |
| 4 | Then in the distance they heard the sound of a door shutting very quietly . |
| 5 | In the distance they heard the noise of the horn . |
| 6 | At a rally they heard the Labour leader John Smith repeat his criticism of the government having a fatal addiction to V A T. Several Conservative MPs have stepped up the pressure on senior ministers to reverse the plans . |
| 7 | At six next morning they heard the treasure being discovered . |
| 8 | If the tide was low the two of them watched the gleams on the foreshore , at half tide they heard the water chuckling , waiting to lift the boats , at flood tide they saw the river as a powerful god , bearded with the white foam of detergents , calling home the twenty-seven lost rivers of London , sighing as the night declined . |
| 9 | Had they gone , they would only have heard the pupils : in the City Temple they heard the master . ’ |
| 10 | When they reached the apartment 's front door they heard the key turn in the lock on the far side . |
| 11 | The next thing they heard the report of a gun , really loud . |
| 12 | In the background they heard the sound of brittle necks breaking . |
| 13 | On the birdwatch grapevine they heard the news : The barred warbler has landed . |
| 14 | Not a single vehicle passed , but after some time they heard the roar of bombs going off at the airfield . |
| 15 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 16 | As they walked along the street they heard the strident clang of a fire engine . |