Example sentences of "then [pron] heard [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Then I heard him call down from the attic for me to open the stairs door wide .
2 Then I heard him mutter to himself : ‘ Avare comme tous les juifs ’ .
3 Then I heard somebody say , ‘ He 's come round , Jack , ’ and the blindfold was ripped away , along with a chunk of hair .
4 Then I heard someone say , ‘ It 's disgraceful the way she keeps standin' there preenin' 'erself . ’
5 She could hear Mrs Lorimer shouting for her favourite lodger , then she heard her say in a loud voice , ‘ It 's a woman .
6 For the length of a heartbeat his tall figure remained stiff and unyielding , and then she heard him swear harshly under his breath , and felt his strong arms enfolding her trembling figure .
7 For a moment she thought he was going to slam the phone down , then she heard him give a deep sigh .
8 He listened in silence for what seemed a longer period than normal , then she heard him speak .
9 Then she heard him say in Spanish , ‘ You want to meet her again ? ’
10 Then she heard someone come through the bushes behind her — " Oh damn ! " she though : her friends had found her .
11 Her lips parted to tell him so , and then she heard herself say , to her own amazement , ‘ Take me to Les Hiboux , please . ’
12 Then she heard herself say in a voice that sounded almost normal , ‘ Of course .
13 Then she heard herself murmur , ‘ There are things I have to say … about Janice … about Kirsty …
14 His Mum went to open it and then he heard it close again .
15 He heard the train whistle , the engine was slowing for a signal then he heard it pick up speed again .
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