Example sentences of "heard of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Our Pharmacist , Miss Alice Gilliatt , sister of the Royal gynaecologist , had heard of a small flat in Fulham .
2 We 've heard of a small baby who chewed through a gift and swallowed a battery , and of a granny who bought one of those talking baby dolls for her favourite grandaughter , only to find that it had a vocabulary of four-letter words .
3 Yer arse 'll rip — have ye ever heard of a torn arse ? — if ye even try and struggle . ’
4 It is certainly my hope that this is the last time we have heard of a Denning-type investigation .
5 i have not heard of a similar setup at least — the only player who is remincent in norway of flo and almost as good in the air has been out injured this season so the setup has not been tried and maybe never will — at least it shows that coach Egil ‘ Drillo ’ Olsen — thinks — which might not be said of Mr Turnip .
6 Strange , I thought , I have not heard of a prominent baseball authority with that name .
7 Luckily , I had heard of a suitable den on the River Wye .
8 Pubic wig , have you ever heard of a pubic weapon
9 Well I do n't , I have never heard of a local group that makes money out of this selling .
10 WHO HAS ever heard of a popular tax The American colonists certainly took exception to Britain 's tea levy in 1773 .
11 She had heard of a German drug called Aslocillin which she thought could help and so she pulled every string to find a supply .
12 We had heard of a municipal university , and of a university of the East Midlands , and newcomers were welcomed by the Chairman of the College Council who , I think , was also a City or County Councillor .
13 If you believe what they say , they 've never heard of a little girl going missing ! ’
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