Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] hear [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I imagined I heard a hint of dismissal in your words — so I 've decided to go to bed . ’
2 Sometimes , when I was downstairs cooking or reading , I imagined I heard a piano playing , so keenly did I feel Montaine 's presence .
3 Next thing I knew I heard a crash
4 ‘ But that window over there — I thought I heard a noise at it a moment ago … ’
5 I thought I heard a truck engine , ’ said Gurder .
6 I thought I heard a thollow hud .
7 I thought I heard a worm turning . ’
8 ROS : Like a band — I thought I heard a band .
9 ROS : I thought I heard a band .
10 I listened for some sound of other prisoners in the building but although I thought I heard the locking and unlocking of other doors the only voices were those of the guards .
11 I thought I heard the music of fairies , which is believed to render men forever enthralled to wonderland , and it plays in a responsive mind all life long .
12 I thought after I was having a shave I 'd come downstairs , then I thought I heard the garage door go thought Lee put his bike in , I thought perhaps he ai n't got ta key
13 One night there was a very bad storm , and I thought I heard the sound of guns out at sea .
14 I thought I heard the sound of horses in the distance , which seemed strange at two o'clock in the morning .
15 At a meeting of the Cairngorm Club he told a hushed audience ‘ For every few steps I took I heard a crunch as if someone was walking after me but taking steps three or four times the length of my own .
16 As I hurried I heard the scrabbling patter of the wolves closing in .
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