Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] could hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench . |
| 2 | In her own room , the door was still latched , but was rattling , with a rhythm she could hear repeated outside in the strong , irregular fluster of a wind from the east , with the hiss of a roused sea behind it . |
| 3 | I used to go to these houses with all the other kids , and you could hear the parents , someone would say , but he 's not very like his father , and then they 'd all explain in voices you could hear a mile away , and I would get funny looks from all the rest . |
| 4 | just breathing ; a dry electric wind you could hear a mile off . |
| 5 | It was no longer the voices he could hear , but movement . |
| 6 | I moved so quietly I barely stirred the dust , yet now in the English winter I could hear a spectral echo of angry laughter and I thought it was my own . |
| 7 | Through the open window I could hear the two younger ones laughing at Hareton 's coarse way of speaking . |
| 8 | From somewhere on the hillside I could hear the clip-clop of a cow 's feet . |
| 9 | Outside the window she could hear a strong wind blowing . |
| 10 | In the deafening silence inside the gallery she could hear her heart thumping madly against her ribs . |
| 11 | Even above the sound of their own engine she could hear the drumming beat of Oscar 's souped-up motor . |
| 12 | But who is going to buy a scanner , starting price £100 , just to tune in to broadcasts they could hear more clearly on the radio ? |
| 13 | As he stood on the steps before the heavy front door and dug in his pocket for his keys he could hear the ringing of a telephone , blanked and muffled by several layers of brick and plaster . |
| 14 | Out in the hall he could hear Bagshot at the reception desk dialling a number . |
| 15 | It must be a blackbird she could hear in the pear tree . |
| 16 | As Carol Jackson moved about in the kitchen she could hear the steady burble of conversation , punctuated every so often by a laugh . |
| 17 | She sat back on her heels ; from the kitchen she could hear the sound of music . |
| 18 | As soon as I entered the room I could hear little pockets of chatter coming from various parts of the audience . |
| 19 | They were not all scandalous , though ; some were conventional love songs of the sort you could hear at the cinema or on the radio , if you had one . |
| 20 | As she looked for a hiding place she could hear the voices increasing in volume . |
| 21 | On the landing she could hear voices coming from the living-room and she pushed open the door . |
| 22 | That evening she could hear raised voices emanating from her parents ' room . |
| 23 | From the banks we could hear dogs barking . |
| 24 | A bell rang , and for a moment they could hear two voices arguing . |
| 25 | They both listened , as above the noise of the rain they could hear Caspar barking . |
| 26 | On the next landing he could hear a TV set on the floor above . |
| 27 | At night I could hear owls hooting , and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away . |
| 28 | It got incredibly painful , and in bed at night I could hear a munching sound , definitely coming from me , which stopped for a bit if I touched the swelling . |
| 29 | At midnight I could hear cars honk their horns . |
| 30 | Ambulances were screaming back and forth , and then in the distance I could hear the rumble of tanks … |