Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] hear a [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 | 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 . |
| 11 | As she rang off and Sarella was left holding the phone she thought she heard a click on the line as if somebody had replaced an extension . |
| 12 | Then , we thought we heard a noise in the wardrobe in his dressing-room . |
| 13 | They said they heard a scream and the sound of breaking glass . |
| 14 | Once he thought he heard a movement among the trees to the left of him , as of footfalls rustling the grass . |
| 15 | But his finger never pulled the trigger for he , too , felt an explosion in his chest and , as if going into a slow dive , he dropped to the earth , the gun still gripped in his hand , and as he died he heard a voice yelling , ‘ Christ ! |
| 16 | He said he heard a car engine racing behind him and turned round to see headlights . |