Example sentences of "then she heard [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she heard a mysterious gurgling noise . |
| 2 | Just then she heard a noise . |
| 3 | And then she heard a gunshot and the sound of a horn , and looking back she saw , high on Ballymacadoyle Hill , her own father and brothers and a crowd of others too , and they were waving and shouting — and suddenly she understood exactly what was happening : they were giving her their last farewell ; she was leaving Ireland , and might never return . |
| 4 | Just then she heard a familiar voice . |
| 5 | She waited , and then she heard a car behind the hotel . |
| 6 | And then she heard a movement in the next room , and , dropping her towel hastily on the floor by the tub , she slipped gingerly into the steaming water . |
| 7 | Then she heard a high , effusive whisper . |
| 8 | The silence held for a while and then she heard a low laugh that seemed to trace itself right down her spine too . |
| 9 | She had sat for maybe an hour , in an almost trancelike state , then she heard a rustling and approaching footsteps . |
| 10 | Then she heard a commotion in a thicket some way in front and to her left . |
| 11 | And then she heard a noise . |
| 12 | There was a long silence and then she heard a shuffling sound . |
| 13 | Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head . |
| 14 | There was a moment 's silence , and then she heard an unfamiliar voice . |
| 15 | Then she heard an outer door close , and guessed that refreshment had been delivered . |
| 16 | Then she heard the clump of boots on the sets , and a uniformed policeman ran up . |
| 17 | Then she heard the sound of a car — quite close . |
| 18 | Then she heard the nurse tell someone that Miss Hogan was out in the waiting room , and there was Sean Walsh coming towards them . |
| 19 | Then she heard the noise , a creaking of wood , it was repeated and Hari looked round nervously . |
| 20 | And then she heard the low whistle — once , twice , and a third time ; and while she lay frozen by terror into indecision , a yet more dreadful possibility occurred : what if Tristram were caught , and were led to believe that she had betrayed him ? |
| 21 | Then she heard the sound of a car starting and tyres sliding on a dirt road . |
| 22 | Then she heard the sound of a flask being unscrewed . |
| 23 | A whimper rose in her throat and hovered on her lips , and then she heard the man 's voice , filtering through the layers of sleep . |
| 24 | Then she heard the sounds of rhythmic breathing and realised Dane was sleeping at her side . |
| 25 | And then she heard the words that surprised and startled , confused her , so that the green eyes that flashed and sparked with anger softened and melted as she looked at him and heard each gently spoken syllable . |
| 26 | Then she heard the click of the door and she turned , acknowledged the sudden lurch in the pit of her stomach , a half-hope that somehow there would be something he could say that would make things all right . |
| 27 | Then she heard the typewriter bell again . |
| 28 | Then she heard the distinctive sounds of a loquacious Siamese cat , and a human voice raised in exasperation . |
| 29 | For a few moments the headlights stayed , then she heard the noise of acceleration and once more all was quiet . |