Example sentences of "[noun sg] he heard the [noun sg] " 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 | In a moment he heard the door of the flat open again and Irina was close beside him . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In the distance he heard the church bells signal the awakening of a new day . |
| 5 | Then to his astonishment he heard the voice of the French boy , grunting like an animal in distress . |
| 6 | The worry and sleepless nights finally ended when last Thursday morning he heard the news he had hardly dared hope for — Joanna had returned to her family safe and well 36 hours after she had vanished . |
| 7 | As he made for the door he heard the phone ringing in the hall and when he entered he saw Joe turn from the telephone table towards him , saying , ‘ It 's for you , Martin . |
| 8 | He smiled broadly and he turned from her , munching at the buttered scone , and as he walked out of the back door he heard the sound of a car coming on to the gravel in front of the house . |
| 9 | Then , in the depths of sleep he heard the summons and pulled himself up , hand over hand , back to the surface of consciousness . |
| 10 | In the frosty quiet he heard the sound of an engine too suave to belong to a resident , and peered over the parapet to see the men getting out of the car below . |
| 11 | From the stalls in the sanctuary he heard the master assembling the choir , rehearsing the hymns and canticles for the feast of Corpus Christi . |
| 12 | AS Jack lay in hospital he heard the sound of Liverpool trams clanking and roaring past . |
| 13 | This time he heard the idol speak , saying : " I forgive you your sins , go in peace . " |