Example sentences of "[vb past] he [vb past] heard " in BNC.
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| 1 | At night , at certain seasons , it glowed like fire , sometimes it seemed but the portal of a well-lighted hall ; and one old stone-breaker declared he had heard wonderful music issuing therefrom , the like of which he had never heard before ; while on one occasion he had seen troops of gaily-dressed elfins repairing thither , some on foot and some in carriages , and they all went into this mysterious hall . |
| 2 | ‘ I was sharing a cell with an Irishman and he reckoned he 'd heard from another man in there that there was a plan to kill MacQuillan . |
| 3 | He did not answer , although she knew he had heard her . |
| 4 | Karelius thought he had heard of their champion , but could not recall the name . |
| 5 | It was a familiar voice , but not , Jean realised with a start , the voice he thought he had heard . |
| 6 | He thought he 'd heard of the Box . |
| 7 | He thought he 'd heard a sound , there towards the end of the parapet at the top of the steps . |
| 8 | A heavy silence filled the air and Newman suddenly realized he had heard no birds sing since they entered the area . |
| 9 | Corbett remembered he had heard of this type of man , an ‘ Albus ’ , an all-white man or albino . |
| 10 | But , despite the unwilling admission , he looked across the room at the soldier rather in the manner of one who hoped he had heard incorrectly . |
| 11 | Grant hoped he had heard his friend correctly . |
| 12 | He said he had heard calls for unity on every side , but for a unity of common interests , attitudes and culture shared by the two Germanys . |
| 13 | Mr John Brown , the Conservative agent for the West Midlands , said he had heard rumours about financial difficulties yesterday : ‘ I do not know if there is any truth in them , and I can not react . ’ |
| 14 | Her doctor said he had heard of only four or five western teenagers with the disease , caused by a deficiency in vitamin C. |
| 15 | Mr MacKinlay said he had heard of the existence of a list of services , some of which appeared in The Observer newspaper yesterday . |
| 16 | In or about June 1987 , Mr. Burt met the appellant , whom he said he had heard of from his doing accountancy work for others , and he understood from the appellant , having been shown a curriculum vitae and other documents , that he was an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants , and a graduate or member of the Institute of Marketing . |
| 17 | The argument is familiar — Lord Gordon-Walker said he had heard it for forty years — but , even more , it is a political argument . |
| 18 | He said he had heard a rumour that Margaret Thatcher was going to be made Governor of Gibraltar , ‘ but I 'll believe that when it happens . ’ |
| 19 | What if Lubor said he had heard , but that Ven was n't returning for another week ? |
| 20 | He said he had heard a commotion , but not seen the incident . |
| 21 | The council 's pollution control officer , Jim Dickson , said he had heard no reports of oil pollution in that area and suggested the oil may have come from some other source . |
| 22 | A military spokesman , Sergeant Jay Mathews , said he had heard ‘ rumblings from Kismayu . |
| 23 | New skipper Richardson said he had heard of McDermott 's allegations but repeated his desire that the series , unlike the previous clash between the two teams , be played in good spirit . |
| 24 | ‘ Although Steven said he 'd heard arguing , I never had so it came as a complete shock . ’ |
| 25 | He said he 'd heard it on the radio this mornin' . |
| 26 | One man said he 'd heard Berners wanted to put a huge siren on the top . |
| 27 | But the chairman said he 'd heard nothing to suggest that an Englishman is required to wear a beard . |
| 28 | But what er , I said , told Pete because I had another call when you were at lunch I think and erm he said he 'd heard rumours that we were looking for somebody . |