Example sentences of "they heard the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the barking dragoman , Gustave merely records that when they heard the village dog in the distance , he ordered the policeman to fire his pistol in the air . |
| 2 | Councillors in Darlington gave the development the go-ahead after they heard the hotel company Tomorrow 's Leisure has made several changes to the original application submitted last year . |
| 3 | Benny said she did n't want anyone they did n't know , and it was with some relief that they heard the niece Clodagh did n't want to go amongst strangers either . |
| 4 | So trained were these beautiful animals that they would trot from their stalls whenever they heard the fire alarm bell . |
| 5 | They heard the angelus ringing . |
| 6 | They heard the diesel engine , the quick rattle of the wheels on rails and then the caterpillar of carriages that rose above the stone walls , the small windows flashing in the sun as they were quickly drawn across their view and gone . |