Example sentences of "[subord] he heard the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was doubtful if he heard the final words . |
| 2 | He knew because he heard the distinctive , never-forgotten thump and jangle of artillery on the move . |
| 3 | Minutes passed till he heard the last racing footsteps fade away , then he cautiously eased the door open and looked round its edge . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Despite himself , Bishop shivered when he heard the flat intonation of Tiw Heimdall 's voice . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | When he heard the deep intake of breath , Joe related . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |