Example sentences of "behind i [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 Behind me I heard people crying .
2 Behind me I heard Murray screeching at Michael 's underwear , and then I was gone .
3 Then behind me I heard the rhythmic tramp of marching feet and the shrill " 'eft 'ight , 'eft 'ight , " that usually went with it .
4 Then behind me I heard the sounds of footsteps and stiff hinges and the death-rattle of shivering chains .
5 Behind me I heard a slow-moving car .
6 Behind me I heard Harvey 's voice say , ‘ Hello , Bernie , ’ and the voice of the detective said , ‘ Hi , Harv . ’
7 Behind me I heard a kind of yelp .
8 Behind me I heard one of the elderly male residents say to his visitor : ‘ Oh God , it 's her . ’
9 Behind me I heard two more shots .
10 As I was pulling the institutional door of his office shut behind me he looked up from the reading matter he had taken up again and said , ‘ And Ian — ’
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