Example sentences of "i [vb base] heard [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My research , if I can call it that , has involved ( over the same period ) a cyclical process of listening to teachers , tidying up what I think I 've heard into some more-or-less coherent story , and then telling it to other teachers to see if it makes sense to them , and captures in an interesting , plausible and fruitful way something significant of their experience . |
| 2 | I 've heard of a pub crawl … but a hospital crawl ? |
| 3 | ‘ Well it 's the first I 've heard of it , frankly . ’ |
| 4 | If only one of those people is wondering what to do on a Friday night , thumbs through the listings , spots your band 's name , and thinks ‘ I 've heard of that band , they must be worth seeing ’ , that sticker , which cost you less than a penny , has been very cost effective . |
| 5 | Yes , sorry , of course I 've heard of ploughs . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , let's say that I 've heard of married blokes who always had to go to the office on Saturdays , and it usually was n't office work they were doing . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of wages , ’ Mungo said , heaving another huge log . |
| 8 | I 've heard of pots calling kettles black . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've heard of a tunnel built by the school 's founder for emergencies , ’ said Mcduff . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've heard of you , ’ he said slowly . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I 've heard of Everett Maltby , ’ said Donald . |
| 12 | I 've heard of farmers slipping the lads a few marks to drive through an old fence so they can get a new one free . ’ |
| 13 | So I would , thought Bobby , if you would just let me close the door now and then , but he only said , ‘ I 've heard of Hertzl . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ First I 've heard of it , ’ came the seemingly uninterested reply , ‘ anyway , I 'm going steady with Molly , ai n't that right Selwyn ? ’ |
| 15 | I 've heard of an old lady in Penzance who wants a companion … ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 've heard of them , ’ said Mike . |
| 17 | ‘ None that I 've heard of . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 've heard of Fred Barnes , ’ said George . |
| 19 | I 've heard of women so depressed that they spend their 40th birthday incommunicado , having a mini nervous breakdown in bed . |
| 20 | Ready Plan Insurance manager Steve King said : ‘ This claim is one of the biggest I 've heard of . |
| 21 | Ready Plan Insurance manager Steve King said : ‘ This claim is one of the biggest I 've heard of . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've heard of such a thing , of course , but I 've never seen it myself . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've heard of them . |
| 24 | When we learned that she was not to be charged , the detective inspector carrying out the investigation told us : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of it . ’ |
| 25 | I 'VE heard of prisoners going on the run to prove their innocence , but here 's a prisoner who says he 's on the run to prove his GUILT . |
| 26 | I 've heard of owls drowning in cattle troughs because they dive in to bathe , not realising how deep the water is , and become too wet and heavy to get out . |
| 27 | It 's just terribly bad luck , it 's the worst luck I 've heard of since I 've been here , that 's eight years . |
| 28 | It 's just terribly bad luck , the Consul had said , it 's the worst luck I 've heard of since I 've been here … |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't think I 've heard of them . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ This is the first I 've heard of your objection , father ! ’ |