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Example sentences for "heard this"

  • When I heard this, I thought that this affair would be like that of Hojeda or one of the others, but I restrained myself when I learnt for certain from the friars that their Highnesses had sent him.

  • Biarni was much surprised when he heard this news, and would not discharge his cargo.

  • The King's face became very serious when he heard this and he uttered a low whistle of surprise and regret.

  • Rinkitink chuckled softly as he heard this, but at once got off Bilbil's back and let Kaliko get on.

  • The King was very angry when he heard this.

  • The eldest laughed when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Good heavens!

  • Prince Darling roared with anger when he heard this; but it was still worse for him when he reached the great square before his own palace.

  • But hardly had he taken seat when came a fourth knock at the door and as he heard this he was wonderstruck; so she said to him, "Fear not, but hie thee and hide thee within yonder closet.

  • God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

  • And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

  • And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

  • When we heard this speech we were encouraged, for we had begun to doubt whether we were doing right when we heard the speech of the first pakeha.

  • When we heard this we were sorry for Heke and his people, and were in great fear for ourselves lest it should turn round upon us also.

  • Achilles smiled as he heard this, and was pleased with Antilochus, who was one of his dearest comrades.

  • Hector was glad when he heard this saying, and went in among the Trojans, grasping his spear by the middle to hold them back, and they all sat down.

  • FN#404] Now when I heard this, I marvelled and asked them, 'What had he with him?

  • But Mr. Turnbull was so intent on his speech that it may be doubted whether he heard this interruption.

  • Phineas, remembering that he had put down Mr. Kennedy's age as forty in his own mind, frowned when he heard this, and walked about the room in displeasure.

  • Phineas, when he heard this, knew well how terribly this very man had been harassed, and driven nearly wild, by defalcation, exactly of that nature which he was attempting to describe.

  • The father, when he heard this, tried to rebuke his son tenderly, strove even to be jocose.

  • And when the young man had heard this word, he went away sad: for he had great possessions.

  • When he heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them.

  • Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why camest thou hither?

  • Sakatala, when he heard this exclamation of the king's, thought to himself, "Ha!

  • When he heard this, Putraka said--"What is the use of fighting?

  • When he heard this speech of theirs, Putraka said with a smile--"That is a fine inheritance for a man.

  • When he heard this, the chanter went quickly to the house of Chaturika; when he entered, the lady advanced to meet him and he took a seat.

  • Sancho when he heard this said, "Which of you is my secretary?

  • As soon as he heard this, the landlord, delighted beyond measure, pointed out a place where the show might be fixed, which was done at once.

  • When I heard this, the world grew black in my eyes, and I rose and shut my shop and went home, beside myself for excess of rage.

  • When I heard this, my colour changed and I was sick for terror but before I could think, the floor clove asunder and up came the stranger, and lo, it was the Afrit!

  • When I heard this, I did not reproach her, but said to her, "Do what thou wilt: I will not baulk thee.

  • When I heard this, it added wrath to my wrath, and I said, "Alas!

  • When I heard this, I wept and looked at him and repeated the following verses: You doom my banishment from love and all unmoved remain; You rob my wounded lids of rest and sleep whilst I complain.

  • When the king, who was still at table, heard this refrain, and the poultry-woman came to tell him what had been going on in the yard, he was terribly annoyed.

  • The knight was ashamed when he heard this, and he presently turned about and went into the forest again.

  • When I heard this, I bade mine host forthwith send Claus to the castle, to ask when the court would open, and he brought word back that no one knew, seeing that Dom.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "heard this" 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:
    adult female; another section; deep mourning; each city; fruitless tree; good literature; handsome fellow; heard about; heard afterwards; heard footsteps; heard from; heard her; heard him; heard mass; heard some; heard someone; heard something; heard tell; heard their; must bring; never could; relative clause; second coming; take thou; told him; under pretext