Example sentences of "had [not/n't] hear " in BNC.

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1 And I never went to see Arafat since 1982 because we had not heard of any mood or climate of change in the attitude of the PLO .
2 Several hours later I had not heard anything of the incident , so it seemed likely that the Officer had not reported the matter , or Lovat had just shrugged it off .
3 Hospital emergency wards were struggling to cope with the injured as radio announcers read lists of victims and broadcast anguished appeals from those who had not heard from relatives in the area near the explosion .
4 Hospital emergency wards were struggling to cope with the injured as radio announcers read lists of victims and broadcast anguished appeals from those who had not heard from relatives in the area near the explosion .
5 The former prime minister , Mr Edward Heath , said he had not heard one convincing argument which would lead him to support legislation to change the whole legal system in order to bring these alleged war criminals to trial .
6 FROM the way Soviet soldiers sometimes carry on , you would think they had not heard there had been a change in Germany .
7 Half those questioned had not heard of SERPS — which might not have been surprising had it not been that most were members of it .
8 She was not fooled for an instant nor so cut off from news that she had not heard that war was in the air again .
9 Elisabeth had not heard Svend Larsen approach ; at the sound of his voice she turned to face him .
10 She said she had not heard that British scientists wanted to return him to Arctic waters , but warned that going back to cold temperatures , coupled with the need to hunt for food again , would be fatal .
11 And she believed the whales would remain at Laspi Bay at least for the summer , and had not heard of the widely criticised plans to take them on a travelling display .
12 She had not heard from her husband , a policeman in Bosnia , for two days .
13 AFTER a few minutes in the company of Joe Boyd , I was wondering whether there was anybody in world music he had not heard of .
14 I think I had not heard him cry for six years .
15 Clive wondered why they had not heard anything from downstairs .
16 He had been sent to the school when a small child and had not heard from them since .
17 I was told by a Milanese , with a wry smile , that it was as well the prophet had not heard of smog , or that would have been included as well .
18 He had not heard them pass him ; he had been too intent on watching the singer .
19 We explained that we had not realized their boat was part of the Coast Guard and that we had not heard them aright in their orders to stop .
20 He complained to Donaldson , who coolly said that he had not heard about the delegation , but if he was invited he would join it .
21 Carew turned over a page in the file , pretending he had not heard .
22 Then there was a noise we had not heard before .
23 His father had even telephoned his ex-wife to tell her about what had happened and she had then spoken to Tony , who had not heard from her for some months .
24 Sir Leon told the assembly that although Brussels was aware of the dissolving of the Enimont joint venture , the Commission had not heard about the court ruling .
25 But Allen had not heard the like before .
26 The men who had not heard them arrive in the courtyard looked up in surprise .
27 I had not heard such a remark before .
28 He ( the people below ; they cheered him wildly ) had not heard Meg behind him .
29 Rick 's old agent , however , had not heard from him in ten years , and could neither confirm nor deny the rumour .
30 We can see this clearly in the story of the men at Ephesus ( Acts 19 ) who had not heard of the gift of Pentecost even though they were living many years after that event .
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