Example sentences of "when i heard [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My regard for things Gaelic shot up when I heard that story . |
| 2 | I literally jumped for joy when I heard that key turn in the lock and saw Mum and Mrs Taylor enter with another woman . |
| 3 | I was just reaching out to get the bottle — I keep them on that sideboard just behind me chair — when I heard this noise … . ’ |
| 4 | I was sitting under Marcus 's chair in the garden on one of those days when he stays at home when I heard this noise from next door . |
| 5 | It was a warm , spring morning and I was lying in the garden , reflecting on life in general and taking it easy , when I heard this music coming from the top-floor flat where the windows were all open — and there was somebody singing . |
| 6 | I was sitting in the TV room when I heard this bang . |
| 7 | I was standing motionless by the desk , and gazing vacantly at the letter , when I heard some footsteps outside the door . |