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 . |