Example sentences of "heard the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kit Hegarty lay in her own narrow bed and heard the fog horn and the town hall clock , heard the occasional sound of a car going past . |
| 2 | We heard the distinct whispers of dawn and dusk , and the dogs barking , but no further rumour of war . |
| 3 | The next moment I heard the confident heel taps behind me . |
| 4 | He even telephoned Wexford to tell him about it , his elation subsiding somewhat when he heard the chief inspector had also found this out three hours before . |
| 5 | A few minutes later she heard the rich throb of a car engine in the drive below . |
| 6 | She heard the indrawn breath hiss sharply through his teeth , and felt the wave of emotion that washed over him . |
| 7 | I stood engrossed by this until I heard the rocking chair creak behind me , and at that I scampered up after them . |
| 8 | Then she heard the distinctive sounds of a loquacious Siamese cat , and a human voice raised in exasperation . |
| 9 | Sam , lying rigid under his own blanket , heard the bare feet on the floorboards and the creak of Todger 's bed . |
| 10 | Then they heard the front door open . |
| 11 | He heard the front door being closed and Tom returned with his brown paper bag . |
| 12 | Suddenly , she heard the front door click . |
| 13 | He heard the front door being opened even as he unfolded the cloth and began to read . |
| 14 | As she prepared the vegetables , she heard the front door open . |
| 15 | He heard the front door open and braced himself , looking at his mother for support . |
| 16 | She never heard the front door close , nor his foot fall on the stairs , nor even the bedroom door slowly opening behind her . |
| 17 | It seemed an age before she heard the front door close again , and then another age before her father finally summoned her . |
| 18 | When she heard the front door she was momentarily unable to stand , for inner turbulence . |
| 19 | She heard the front door close . |
| 20 | The women heard the front door close . |
| 21 | Charlotte heard the front door close and realized she alone was watching as the white halo of the headlamps traced his progress along the drive . |
| 22 | Charlotte waited until she heard the front door close behind him . |
| 23 | One of the stairs cracked sharply beneath her foot ; she heard the front door of one of the ground-floor flats open behind her , and as she turned the corner of the staircase she caught a glimpse of a single eye and a draggle of grey hair at the crack . |
| 24 | There was one occasion when I was sitting in the kitchen and I heard the front door close , and then footsteps in the hall . |
| 25 | Outside in the hall they heard the front door open , footsteps pattered along the polished parquet floor and a light high voice cried , ‘ Daddy ? |
| 26 | Jenny heard the front door close . |
| 27 | She listened to his footsteps going lightly down the stairs , heard the front door slamming below . |
| 28 | Louise heard the front door close and thought : Alice is home . |
| 29 | When she heard the front door shut behind him and Penman 's footsteps retreating , she rose from her chair and began to walk slowly about the room , touching the sofas and lamps and tables . |
| 30 | Ahead of her , Belinda heard the front door open , then Faye 's voice as she greeted her brother . |