Example sentences of "she heard the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She heard the regular tramp of the sentry 's boots against the floor . |
| 2 | In the background she heard the nasal tones of the latest hit television show , ‘ Sergeant Bilko ’ . |
| 3 | She heard the front gate squeak open , and as she saw the two young Garda officers look up at the window and come slowly up her path , Kit Hegarty suddenly knew without any doubt what they were coming to tell her . |
| 4 | Suddenly , she heard the front door click . |
| 5 | As she prepared the vegetables , she heard the front door open . |
| 6 | It seemed an age before she heard the front door close again , and then another age before her father finally summoned her . |
| 7 | When she heard the front door she was momentarily unable to stand , for inner turbulence . |
| 8 | She heard the front door close . |
| 9 | Charlotte waited until she heard the front door close behind him . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Within minutes she heard the front door of the cabin slam shut and she knew he was gone . |
| 13 | When she heard the shrill call , like an owl but human , she slipped out and joined her lover in the little barn beside the byre . |
| 14 | There was a sensation of rushing white coldness , scentless , but obliterating the faint tang of the tea and she heard the low growling roar of the sea . |
| 15 | And then she heard the low whistle — once , twice , and a third time ; and while she lay frozen by terror into indecision , a yet more dreadful possibility occurred : what if Tristram were caught , and were led to believe that she had betrayed him ? |
| 16 | Lifting the white towelling robe from its hook behind the door , she slipped it on and hurried from the room and along the balcony to find him , smiling when she heard the low rumble of his deep voice coming from downstairs in the living-room . |
| 17 | She heard the various accents and identified them without thinking , Cockney , West Country , and a thick nasal Mancunian . |
| 18 | An eerie feeling of isolation wafted through her as she heard the unspeaking hairless guide slide the lift back downstairs . |
| 19 | A few minutes later she heard the rich throb of a car engine in the drive below . |
| 20 | She heard the outer door close and a moment later Dana stormed into the bathroom . |
| 21 | Keeping her ears open , she heard the outer door open , then close . |
| 22 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
| 23 | In fact , she was still lying where he had left her , in shock , bruised , wounded , and still trying to take it in when some minutes later , in the still of the night , she heard the outer door of the hotel suite close . |
| 24 | In the darkness , she heard the other girl roll over . |
| 25 | She was in her first-floor sitting room , secure in her easy chair , when she heard the first sirens , saw the first police cars turn into her street . |
| 26 | As she opened the door to her room , she heard the first gong warn that lunch would be served shortly . |
| 27 | A young woman who was with her hid when she heard the first shots and witnessed what happened . |
| 28 | Sure enough , not long afterwards she heard the first faint sounds of pursuit . |
| 29 | She heard the two men come down the stairs and go into the kitchen . |
| 30 | She heard the sharp intake of breath ; what little patience he possessed had clearly vanished with her last smart remark . |