Example sentences of "when she heard a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The family were Presbyterians , and her conscious effort to acquire an education began at the age of six , when she heard a sermon she could not understand , and from that time she adopted a plan for acquiring information through asking the meaning of every new word she heard . |
| 2 | She had n't gone far , when she heard a crash ! |
| 3 | The darkness had come early following dismal March weather , and , alone in the office , she jumped when she heard a noise in Luke 's room . |
| 4 | She had taken the curtain in one hand when she heard a man 's voice . |
| 5 | She was crouching near the dying fire , hands around the cup for warmth , when she heard a scratching sound at the door . |
| 6 | She dozed and woke , dozed and woke and finally fell into a light sleep , only stirring when she heard a voice addressing her from what seemed like a million miles away . |
| 7 | They found a café down a side-street , and were about to find somewhere to sit when she heard a voice call out to Piers . |
| 8 | She had n't gone far , when she heard a clatter ! |
| 9 | When she heard a knock at her door , she frowned and called out sharply , ‘ Come in . ’ |
| 10 | She had hardly settled herself against the pillows and let her thickened lids slide back over her aching eyeballs when she heard a knock on the door . |
| 11 | Theodora had just drawn breath when she heard a click and the line went dead . |
| 12 | She was sitting on the side of her bed , trembling with worry for him , undecided whether or not it would be safe to discard her bath towel and go to his help , when she heard a footstep on the stairs and bundled back into bed , anxious to conceal the unattractive evidence of her nasty little experience . |
| 13 | She was in the kitchen washing up when she heard a car coming up the drive . |
| 14 | She was selecting her favourite racket in the cupboard in the hall when she heard a car coming up the drive . |
| 15 | She was walking with a friend , when she heard a car screech to a halt behind her . |
| 16 | She was standing by the ship 's rail , thinking about Charlotte 's outburst , worrying about what she should do , when she heard a woman speaking to her . |
| 17 | A waitress told me of such an incident when she heard a rumour that her hotel management had appointed private detectives with the power to search staff homes — a not uncommon fear among hotel workers and one paralleling similar periodic fears in other occupations of this type . |
| 18 | She saw no servants at all , and was on her way back to her room for lunch , when she heard a cry . |
| 19 | She had n't gone far , when she heard a thud ! |
| 20 | Rain had reached it when she heard a thud from the direction of Linley 's room . |
| 21 | She was just in the middle of doing her hair when she heard a light tap at the door , followed by the sound of Candy 's voice . |
| 22 | She stretched out her hand to the phone when she heard a key in the door . |