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Example sentences for "heard the"

  • With bow, a smile, and a twinkle Milverton was out of the room, and a few moments after we heard the slam of the carriage door and the rattle of the wheels as he drove away.

  • He introduced himself as Inspector Martin, of the Norfolk Constabulary, and he was considerably astonished when he heard the name of my companion.

  • Then a key clicked in a lock and I heard the rustle of papers.

  • Soon I heard the rattle of sabers on the road, and I took a candle to show a light to the men who were returning.

  • I heard the noise of bolts, and of a key being turned.

  • I saw something black descend, and I heard the noise of a fall among the rushes.

  • Soon I heard the gallop of a horse, of a single horse, coming back.

  • I suppose I was faint with the heat, with hunger and fatigue and worry, but I felt myself slipping out of things when I heard the rustling of skirts, and there before me stood the mother of my baby.

  • I asked aloud, as I heard the rings on the portiere behind me click.

  • The jacket was a bit tight but I didn't button it, and I'd just got a stiff little hat perched on my head when I heard the tramp of men on the sidewalk, and in the dusk saw the cop's buttons at the gate.

  • Once more I heard the roar of the sea, and saw the long white line of the surge.

  • We heard the creaking of the rusty lock, and the clatter of his horse's hoofs, as he galloped away.

  • Just about daybreak the watch on the fo'csle-head shouted out that he heard the sound of surf ahead, and Hyson thought he saw the loom of land.

  • I heard the striking of a match at the other side of the skylights, and then I saw the tall, gaunt figure of Goring standing up on the bulwarks and holding in his hands what appeared to be a dark lantern.

  • Then through the hot pounding in his ears he heard the master's voice; it was quite gentle; not at all the scolding voice he expected.

  • As his ear touched the dike, he heard the voice of the great sea, murmuring.

  • His brother laughed when he heard the story, but he came with him, and they took a boat and rowed across the lake of porridge to where the Little Mill was grinding.

  • We were searching for him," said the officer, "when we heard the shot.

  • I heard the man at Tafelberg tell another that he was the king," insisted the fellow.

  • At last he heard the pound of hoofs upon the pavement without and a moment later Coblich, his clothing streaked with dirt, blood caked upon his face from a wound across the forehead, rushed in to the presence of the prince regent.

  • So saying he left the room and a moment later Peter of Blentz smiled as he heard the pounding of a horse's hoofs upon the pavement without.

  • He had scarcely entered the wood when he heard the sound of the searchers at the moat, and saw the rays of their lanterns flitting hither and thither as they moved back and forth along the bank.

  • As she entered the middle region she heard the sound of great wings coming towards her, and shortly met one of the race of bad genii.

  • He had hardly gone four steps when he heard the sound of voices around him, although not another creature was in sight.

  • The porter, although half asleep from the wine he had drunk, heard the words, and without moving cried angrily to the Calender, "Sit down and mind your own business.

  • He heard the hose-wagon horses somewhere back in the smoke go plunging away, mad with fright and their burns.

  • The brave little creature hurried away, and presently we heard the sizzling of a kettle.

  • I rushed downstairs, but the hall door was open, and I heard the voices of my companions, loud in astonishment and congratulation, in the yard.

  • We heard the roar of it, and presently it came flying into sight, going at what seemed to me to be a prodigious speed.

  • Nay, lord, I heard the sound, I saw the light, But since I did not see the Holy Thing, I sware a vow to follow it till I saw.

  • Legree was a little distance from the quarters, when he heard the voice of some one singing.

  • And, therefore, without shuddering or trembling, he heard the voice of his persecutor, as he drew near.

  • Had we heard the last of his unrivalled eloquence at Exeter Hall?

  • Mr. Franklin, whose clear head I had confidently counted on to advise us, seemed to be as helpless as his cousin when he heard the news in his turn.

  • I heard the thunder of the sea on the sand-bank at the mouth of the bay.

  • When I heard the last of his horse's hoofs on the drive, and when I turned about in the yard and found I was alone again, I felt half inclined to ask myself if I hadn't woke up from a dream.

  • But now, as he swam and sported in the sun-warmed pool he deemed he heard the whinnying of a horse, but was not sure, so he held himself still to listen, and heard no more.

  • Suddenly on my left I heard the hoot of another car, and realized to my horror that I was almost up on a couple of gate-posts through which a private road debouched on the highway.

  • Through a black cloud of rage I heard the officer of the law asking what was the matter, and Marmie, between his broken teeth, declaring that I was Hannay the murderer.

  • At one minute after the quarter to seven I heard the rattle of the cans outside.

  • The gloaming was far advanced when I heard the beat of wings and saw it volplaning downward to its home in the wood.

  • For several seconds the listening men heard the sound of those dismally flapping wings lessening in the distance until they could no longer be heard.

  • As Bradley stood flattened against the wall waiting for the Wieroo to move on, he heard the creature's wings brushing against the sides of the buildings as it made its way down the narrow passage in his direction.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "heard the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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