Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] heard the first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 From this vantage point they were to keep up a steady rifle fire on the sepoys advancing over the open ground until they heard the first ringing of the Church bell .
2 And you seeing what you 're playing tonight , I thought I ca n't , but I heard the first thing der der der , but then it goes der der der
3 It took another five days of route-marching before they heard the first sound of artillery fire , could smell the trenches and therefore knew they must be approaching the front .
4 They had reached the top of the hill when they heard the first soul-chilling , baying call .
5 And when he heard the first crash he determined to intervene , in some way that would not dispute the authority of the headmaster 's wife .
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