Xanthe had caught snatches of her parents talking in London before they left.

He knew they were discussing something important, but could catch only snatches of their conversation.

In doing that, he only caught snatches of a voice-over.

He began to catch snatches of what seemed to be a conversation between two people.

I caught snatches of news from people rushing through the streets.

Again, he caught snatches of talk - these words in English.

Matt caught snatches of conversation as they pushed their way across the room.

Outside the door, he had caught brief snatches of Harry's conversation.

Every once in a while, they caught snatches of his intense conversations.

I caught snatches of the story - tuning in by short wave.