Example sentences of "[vb past] he hear a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the silence that followed he heard an owl hoot , and then nothing , nothing except the harsh sound of someone sobbing . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | Once he thought he heard a movement among the trees to the left of him , as of footfalls rustling the grass . |
| 4 | Someone was beating what sounded like a tambourine , and , high above all this , Robert thought he heard a flute . |
| 5 | Had he heard a rustling , shuffling sound in the chapel ? |
| 6 | He said he heard a car engine racing behind him and turned round to see headlights . |