1.   His instinctive reaction was to duck when he heard the shot, even though he knew it was pointless.

2.   I heard a shot, followed by a thud as his body hit the floor.

3.   I saw people running down from the house, I heard some shots, but that was all.

4.   In the meantime Timante, alone, hears some shots and sees two men appear in a launch.

5.   Marcus heard a shot and felt a stabbing pain at the back of his ankle.

6.   Martin said he then heard three shots.

7.   Neither of us spoke but we both knew that if we heard shots it meant that the operation had failed.

8.   One witness claimed she had heard eight shots.