Example sentences of "[subord] he hear [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat up all night and into the next day until he heard a soft mewling sound like a kitten and knew that the child had been safely delivered after all that pain . |
| 2 | He lies down if he hears the National Anthem . |
| 3 | It was doubtful if he heard the final words . |
| 4 | He knew because he heard the distinctive , never-forgotten thump and jangle of artillery on the move . |
| 5 | Minutes passed till he heard the last racing footsteps fade away , then he cautiously eased the door open and looked round its edge . |
| 6 | The CEGB know it , the local authority know it , we know it , you know it , and the inspector appointed to carry out the inevitable inquiry will know it before he hears the first evidence . |
| 7 | The right hon. Gentleman should get out of the habit of writing his supplementary questions before he hears the first answer . |
| 8 | The beast was still thinking this when he heard a loud whistle from the tree branch above him . |
| 9 | Peter Young , a night telephonist with North of England Newspapers , grew suspicious when he heard a loud bang in the town centre at about 5.20am . |
| 10 | On a date which he could not subsequently remember but which was before 3 October 1939 , he was tuning in his radio , when he heard a familiar voice . |
| 11 | He was driving away from me grounds of Hauser 's estate when he heard a different engine sound . |
| 12 | David Scanlon , 19 , dashed from his house when he heard a huge bang and found Tristran Harris , 18 , at the foot of the pylon . |
| 13 | But one morning at breakfast he was reading music and listening to the tune in his head , when he heard a musical voice which seemed to become part of his tune . |
| 14 | When he heard the right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) suggest that Labour could replace a Trident submarine with , for example , a Trafalgar class submarine on the order book , Mr. Hutton described his right hon. Friend as ’ ignorant and ill informed ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Despite himself , Bishop shivered when he heard the flat intonation of Tiw Heimdall 's voice . |
| 18 | He was dipping his heavy aching head into a basin of cold water when he heard the sharp knock on the door , and was soon admitting Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis into his bedroom . |
| 19 | When he heard the deep intake of breath , Joe related . |
| 20 | At Nice when he heard the devastating news that his Portuguese friend , the artist Amedeo de Sousa Cardoso , had died of Spanish flu he broke down and sobbed like a child . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Clayson avoids sycophancy , recounting , for instance , the time when George reacted to news of Brian Jones ' death with the comment , ‘ I do n't think Brian had enough love or understanding ’ , and the fact he ‘ just went back to sleep actually ’ when he heard the same new about John Lennon . |
| 23 | Clayson avoids sycophancy , recounting , for instance , the time when George reacted to news of Brian Jones ' death with the comment , ‘ I do n't think Brian had enough love or understanding ’ , and the fact he ‘ just went back to sleep actually ’ when he heard the same new about John Lennon . |
| 24 | He was just shifting this succulent morsel in his mouth before grinding her bones , when he heard an extraordinary sound ; he heard a gurgle of laughter . |
| 25 | He started as he heard a whirring noise in the air . |
| 26 | Corbett quietly prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee , and blushed as he heard a few of the sisters giggle . |
| 27 | A minute later the phone rang and he snatched the receiver up , almost smiling as he heard the unmistakable gravelly voice of his old adversary . |
| 28 | JB , who lives with his publican owners , always makes a bee-line for the regulars as soon as he hears the last orders bell . |