Below you will find example sentences with "court heard". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Court Heard in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: heard
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 26
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.5 words

Words in this phrase

court heard

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • court can mean: An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening fr... Common word
  • heard can mean: simple past and past participle of hear Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 16 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

28 the court heard that the 1× after the court heard she wrote 1× court the court heard how the 1× inverness sheriff court heard that clay 1× ipswich crown court heard on monday 1× selkirk sheriff court heard damian mcnally 1× the court heard he had 1× the court heard he was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the court heard 11× during his five 1× he accused ms 1× in court the 1× inverness sheriff court 1× ipswich crown court 1×

Common sentence endings:

12 this year 1× 19 last year 1× almost a day 1× and november 2020 1× before the court 1× by drug dealers 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

police 4× crown 3× september 3× last 3× year 3× told 3× august 3× girl 2× day 2× breach 2× order 2× couple 2×

Related phrases

supreme court high court crown court appeals court superior court circuit court court judge court documents lower court court ruling

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

court documents court appearance court abuja couple weeks county woman county superior

Just after it in the phrase index:

court judge court judges court judgment court orders court papers court proceedings

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

court judge court documents court ruling court proceedings court judges court papers

Same ending:

hadn heard

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "court heard" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 30.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 28 the court heard that the, after the court heard she wrote, police, crown and september stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with supreme court, high court and crown court, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with court heard

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The court heard that Manley-Evans had been due to appear at Mold Crown Court last week. (17 words)

In Court, the court heard how the couple had been forced out of the house by drug dealers. (18 words)

The court heard Mrs Fildew performed CPR on the little girl, but the court has heard Bethan had already been lying dead for almost a day. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

The court heard that Officer PC Harrison was in a police van when he heard a "number of particularly loud thuds" from the rear and that Shirbon was in the vicinity and as he passed had thrown objects at the police van. (42 words)

During his five-day trial, the court heard the former motorcycle policing inspector called 999 and told paramedics he had been in the shower and had heard a noise and then found Alice half on and half off the bed. (40 words)

Inverness Sheriff Court heard that Clay, of Abertarff Place, Fort Augustus, ignored court orders not to contact his wife after he was first charged with sending her indecent, obscene or menacing messages between August 10 and August 12 this year. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

The court heard Mrs Fildew performed CPR on the little girl, but the court has heard Bethan had already been lying dead for almost a day.

The court heard he was also in breach of a suspended sentence order from Derby Crown Court for an earlier crime, which was not disclosed in court.

The court heard how dogs could be heard locked inside the couple's flat, which had been abandoned for at least two months during July and September 2023, on September 19 last year.

The court heard that Officer PC Harrison was in a police van when he heard a "number of particularly loud thuds" from the rear and that Shirbon was in the vicinity and as he passed had thrown objects at the police van.

The defendant also discussed his alleged plans with others online as he received messages such as “I heard you were going to attack the festival is this true”, the court heard.

During his five-day trial, the court heard the former motorcycle policing inspector called 999 and told paramedics he had been in the shower and had heard a noise and then found Alice half on and half off the bed.

He accused Ms Heard of "building a dossier" against him after the court heard she wrote an email describing him as a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde character.

The court heard the owner of two of the cars heard a noise and came out to investigate, and Mr Hunter — who was driving a grey Toyota Rav 4 wagon — shared his licence details with him.

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The court heard how people who happened to be walking past heard her frantic cries and, upon spotting the assailant, began to scream at him to let her go.

The court heard the householder's partner was woken by 'banging' at the home and then heard the living room door and front door being opened.

Selkirk Sheriff Court heard Damian McNally – who gave an address in Edinburgh – committed the offence at Crookston Court in Peebles between December 2018 and November 2020.

The commission's lawyer, Paul-John Loewenthal, told the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that there had been a "breach of procedure" and "numerous other legal errors" when the lower court heard the case.

The court heard McLachlan now had seven summary complaints – including assaulting a police officer by scratching him at Falkirk Police Station on September 6 last year – “stacking up” before the court.

In Court, the court heard how the couple had been forced out of the house by drug dealers.

Inverness Sheriff Court heard that Clay, of Abertarff Place, Fort Augustus, ignored court orders not to contact his wife after he was first charged with sending her indecent, obscene or menacing messages between August 10 and August 12 this year.

Ipswich Crown Court heard on Monday how Roberts – who was accompanied in court by his sister and partner – continued messaging the account even after being told the fictional girl was only 12.

The court heard he had 10 previous convictions for 14 offences, including drugs, failure to comply with court orders and violence, dating back to when he was aged 14.

The court heard that Manley-Evans had been due to appear at Mold Crown Court last week.

The court heard that Smith, of Dunkley Court, Buckingham, has seven convictions for 10 offences including a conviction and caution for being concerned in the production of cannabis.

Yeovil Magistrates' Court granted a full closure order of the property on Ermine Street in a hearing on Wednesday, August 28. The court heard that the address was linked to class A drug dealing and use.

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