Example sentences of "[pron] heard that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ He gave a sob , ‘ and she went rattling down the stairs to her room the way she always did and then I heard that awful sort of slither and Bunty 's scream … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm telling you , ’ she said , ‘ when I heard that big clock in the hall striking the five , you could 've knocked me down with a feather ! |
| 3 | And Jaz actually said oh I heard that some bloke from your school is gay is n't he ? |
| 4 | ‘ I heard that Lebanese guy offer you a room at his place . |
| 5 | ‘ Well at least we 've got this beano thanks to her — Aunt 's been planning it for weeks , ever since she heard that this lady might be coming down here , you 'd think she were dining the Prince des Galles . ’ |
| 6 | We heard that some bishops had sent on training courses in preparation for ordination people who could not be ordained because they had been divorced and were remarried . |
| 7 | No we , we heard that this development was coming up so we came round and looked and liked it and took the plunge . |
| 8 | After a few drinks and dancing , all were quite content until they heard that some people get proposed to on Christmas Eve . |
| 9 | On Sunday they heard that some sort of evacuation was taking place at Dunkirk . |
| 10 | The sound of deep singing died away , and as Doyle paced restlessly up and down in front of the Cathedral , he heard that noisy shuffling and murmur of conversation that told of the imminent debouchment of several hundred men and women of precise military bearing . |
| 11 | He was educated in Paris , and when he heard that some Americans had been present at today 's ceremonies he expressed a wish to meet you . " |
| 12 | The Letter calls him king of all England and Denmark and the Norwegians and of some of the Swedes , which if genuine implies that he already claimed Olaf 's throne , and Florence of Worcester says that in 1027 he heard that some Norwegians were discontented , sent them large quantities of gold and silver , and secured an undertaking of future support . |