Example sentences of "he heard the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I had the pleasure of a visit from your daughter the other day , ’ he heard the dentist say . |
| 3 | He even telephoned Wexford to tell him about it , his elation subsiding somewhat when he heard the chief inspector had also found this out three hours before . |
| 4 | He heard the car splash in and the doors slam . |
| 5 | He was in Iceland , fishing with friends , when he heard the news and flew straight to Windsor Castle , to a father who was still unable to help . |
| 6 | Above him he heard the purr of engines , the slow , measured movement of cars in procession . |
| 7 | Then one day he heard the birds making a frightful racket and this huge magpie flew out of the tree . |
| 8 | Then he heard the noise of the phone being put down . |
| 9 | Philip waited , sitting on his bed till he heard the noise of the television stop , and his Mum and Dad come upstairs . |
| 10 | When he heard the bedroom door shut again he switched on the kettle . |
| 11 | His voice quavered as he heard the silence around him . |
| 12 | He heard the stage doorman say , ‘ I 'm sorry , Miss , but it 's that old git who 's horny about you . |
| 13 | Tug had forgotten what day it was until he heard the bells . |
| 14 | The sound of the shot blew to Tug on the wind , and then he heard the shouts . |
| 15 | As Dr Warton entered the bedroom , he heard the dying man cry out to his medical attendant : |
| 16 | He heard the door crash . |
| 17 | He heard the bolt slide from the attic door , then her tread on the stairs and the muffle of voices as she reached the upper room . |
| 18 | He heard the Town Hall clock chime the hour and he could not ignore the growing fear that this time the very worst had happened . |
| 19 | His heart leaped and his knees trembled with relief when he heard the unmistakable sound of her footsteps rounding the corner at the other side of the cinema building . |
| 20 | He was barely inside the terrace gate when he heard the dog . |
| 21 | He was staring into the black well of the stairs when he heard the noises . |
| 22 | He had taken only a few hasty steps when he heard the tread of feet on the wooden steps above his head . |
| 23 | As he opened the door and looked out he thought he heard the squeak of a tricycle . |
| 24 | He heard the Bruckner Te Deum . |
| 25 | He heard the clean crack of a leg bone but did not lose consciousness . |
| 26 | He heard the phone ring . |
| 27 | Perhaps even more surprising is to meet a Syrian taxi driver in Damascus describing what he heard the other day on Israel Radio . |
| 28 | He said that moments before he heard the explosion all the street lights and office lights went out . |
| 29 | As he fell , a smoking black handprint on his chest , he heard the standing ovation building . |
| 30 | He heard the hollow slam of the prison door . |