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Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] heard the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’
2	I heard er er der at er erm parked in the other car park I heard the hoofs go bang !
3	Then after about an hour I heard the familiar heavy tread of Dad 's boots on the cobbles .
4	The snows of Mount Hermon streaming northwards , the blue vales of Galilee , the brown waters of the Litani encircled us in that little cyclone , We could be seen , for above the sound of the gale we heard the clatter of bullets tossed by the wind against the ramparts .
5	And from somewhere on the other side they heard the sound they all dreaded : HAR-ROOMF !
6	Cacerta I heard the name but
7	From inside the wood she heard the cries of ‘ Leu-try , leutry there ! ’ and ‘ Try over , yoi try ! ’
8	Outside in the hall they heard the front door open , footsteps pattered along the polished parquet floor and a light high voice cried , ‘ Daddy ?
9	He was met by Kjell-Arne , his kennel boy , who told him that when he was eating his lunch he heard the noise of a dog scratching against the door .
10	Returning to the kitchen she heard the sound of a horse and cart in Celtic Crescent and she went to the front door to look out .
11	At that moment I heard the grinding of wheels of the sea and the waves sounded like sieves sorting the stones .
12	At that moment I heard the sound of running feet inside the new castle — and the welcome voice of my old friend , Captain Sapt !
13	After a moment I heard the music again .
14	At that moment I heard the young people returning from their walk .
15	The next moment I heard the confident heel taps behind me .
16	Just at that moment I heard the kitchen door open , and seconds later my father appeared at the bottom of the stairs and , taking hold of the great wooden ball sculpted on to the top of the last banister , stood glaring up at me .
17	‘ It kept coming through the sun roof and at one point I heard the roof caving in , ’ he said from his hospital bed .
18	Here , one Friday evening I heard the best news so far .
19	As I left the room I heard the little comic bellow , " That 's what she thinks of thy relaxing clothes , ducks , and I must say I see what she means ! "
20	In a moment she heard the engine of the Mercedes , and she heard it zoom down the hill with a squeal of tyres .
21	One minor point you heard the give evidence , you know it 's a issue between you whether you shouted armed police or you did n't .
22	At that moment we heard the German changing to Port — he was returning there — and I requested immediate descent , adding that we were in a CB .
23	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 .
24	In a moment he heard the door of the flat open again and Irina was close beside him .
25	He was just looking round for some quiet corner to put the case when faintly above the noise in the room he heard the doorbell ring .
26	All sounds from outside were muffled because of the dock being partly below ground level , set into the slope of the bank , but in a short while I heard the sound of a car door slamming and after that the noise of an engine starting up and being driven away .
27	I clearly remember the day I heard the call of Jesus to leave my secular employment .
28	In the distance I heard the crackle of gun-shot .
29	Somewhere in the distance I heard the growl of thunder .
30	In the distance she heard the faint sounds of voices from the pool , and her dazed eyes rested on the green palm trees out on the terrace , while the dim light of the courtyard shut out the horrors of the morning , and she saw the gleaming white tower of a mosque against the deep sky and the far-off mountains , just as they had looked in the travel brochures .