Example sentences of "she heard a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard a hissing sound . |
| 2 | Sometimes the slaps and punches were for real now , and my mother would cry up the stairs in alarm whenever she heard a sudden thump as I fell on the floor or bumped into the furniture . |
| 3 | But as she did so , she thought she heard a thin , piercing sound , like the wail of a child who has just wakened up and found himself alone . |
| 4 | She heard a tinny phonograph . |
| 5 | She was about to close her eyes again when she heard a far-off roaring . |
| 6 | Nearby , she heard a male and female talking together . |
| 7 | Then she heard a mysterious gurgling noise . |
| 8 | In the distance she heard a car engine , normally a sound which compelled curiosity but now of no interest . |
| 9 | The babe was fretful with teething , but as she came along the corridor she heard a gentle humming above the baby 's wails . |
| 10 | But as she was passing the Misses Cardings ' shop she heard a loud tapping on the upper part of the door ; then it was pulled open and Miss Belle Carding beckoned Agnes towards her , saying , ‘ Come in a minute , dear . |
| 11 | She bent her head into it as she crossed the yard , only to lift it up sharply as she heard a voice saying , ‘ Psst ! |
| 12 | She heard a ‘ Gee up ! there , ’ and then the cab was rolling over the cobbles . |
| 13 | Just as she murmured this , she heard a sound behind her . |
| 14 | Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks . |
| 15 | It was during one of these stops that she heard a sound that made her start suddenly . |
| 16 | A waitress told me of such an incident when she heard a rumour that her hotel management had appointed private detectives with the power to search staff homes — a not uncommon fear among hotel workers and one paralleling similar periodic fears in other occupations of this type . |
| 17 | She had n't gone far , when she heard a crash ! |
| 18 | She had n't gone far , when she heard a clatter ! |
| 19 | She had n't gone far , when she heard a thud ! |
| 20 | Miranda was just going to climb up the Magician 's leg , when she heard a deep voice say , ‘ What are you doing in Puddle Lane ? |
| 21 | After a few days had passed , an old woman was walking from the Doon bridge into Alloway village and passing the partially ruined Kirk Alloway , when she heard a loud bellowing sound coming from the church . |
| 22 | She heard a man 's voice say , ‘ Quiet , James ! ’ and then the door was opened by Roger himself . |
| 23 | She was nodding politely on the fringes of a group listening to their host talking about himself when she heard a familiar voice behind her . |
| 24 | Behind her , she heard a voice . |
| 25 | It was then that she heard a whistling noise , and smelt a sickening odour . |
| 26 | From a long way off she heard a voice say : ‘ Green as a piece of ripe Stilton … ’ and then the room disappeared . |
| 27 | Crunching up the gravel drive past a clump of rhododendrons , she heard a scuffle in the undergrowth . |
| 28 | Incredibly , this time , she heard a faint bark . |
| 29 | She heard a shrill , penetrating whistle of a bird and trying to follow George 's pointing finger , she caught a glimpse of brilliant blue-green plumage , with an orangey breast , as the bird flashed down into a deeper pool scooped out by the stream . |
| 30 | She was aware of a new sense of urgency in the theatre and she heard a female voice saying : ‘ I think we 're going to lose her . ’ |