Example sentences of "[pron] heard be " in BNC.

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1 The last words that I heard were , ‘ Good night , Piper , I shall leave the door open . ’
2 The air dissolved around cordon bleu , and all I heard were parrot screeches , barking and the blowing of a horse 's soft mouth — that was him — and all I could say was : Quack quack quack .
3 The only thing I heard was dogs and rats .
4 All I heard was a crash as the lorry hit me .
5 The noise must have attracted the attention of the people in the pub because the next thing I heard was Dad 's voice booming above the bedlam .
6 ‘ The first I heard was when Sharon came on the phone crying ‘ Our girls are dead , our girls are dead ’ .
7 Andrew 's mother Janice , 23 , who was walking with them in nearby Haxby , said : ‘ The first thing I heard was Carol scream , then a bang .
8 Andrew 's mother Janice , 23 , who was walking with them in nearby Haxby , said : ‘ The first thing I heard was Carol scream , then a bang .
9 ‘ The last I heard was that he 's on the run from the authorities in Beirut . ’
10 I started by saying to Harold that I had been told about his Honours List — I did not tell him by whom — and I hoped that what I heard was mistaken .
11 ‘ The last I heard was that he was to be given a good education at the public school which Sir Philip 's son was attending .
12 One of the best suggestions I heard was to er change it to Channel Four .
13 ‘ The last thing I heard was that she 'd gone to America and married some newspaper magnate twice her age .
14 ‘ You mean , what I heard was the tapes ? ’
15 All I heard was ‘ There they are !
16 The saddest story I heard was of a sheriff officer going to a door to collect items that were to be sold at auction .
17 All I heard was that you 'd come back in a taxi the worse for wear .
18 The next I heard was when I had a complete breakdown of Robert and Janet 's income erm with the breakdown of how a new settlement was was brought about .
19 I was too frightened , all I heard was 3 shots , a bump and a scream .
20 All day yesterday all I heard was did n't that suit you ?
21 Well you , all I heard was something about her sorting out some wool and
22 I was doing something all I heard was the sound of this chair .
23 The first night I heard was the party .
24 Then they 'd come back and talk about rugby half the night and all you heard was ‘ came around the bloody blind side and bang ! ’ '
25 She stopped there , and all you heard was the rattling and creaking and wind rushing past and the muffled pounding of the horses .
26 The last voice you heard was Andy
27 it was just everything that you heard was
28 Well that was better than mine because all you heard was the the clatter of the washing machine and the clinking of the tumble dryer .
29 When Marian was first appointed as Circuit Judge nearly all the cases she heard were criminal cases but now her work is predominantly civil .
30 He swung off the horse and stood in front of her , tired and dirty from travelling and all she heard was a sound like the crashing of waves on pebbles and she put her hands over her ears and swayed in pain at the roadside .
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