Example sentences of "[pers pn] [pron] could hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind me I could hear the men calling again , " Hey , mister . |
| 2 | And er you you you could hear them patting this butter outside a shop you know , it was a lovely sound on marble slabs and they were patting away at this butter . |
| 3 | Slow she had been , unbearably slow , she who could hear many strands of speech at once : trusting she had been , she who had been reared in the bosom of suspicion . |
| 4 | About six feet below them they could hear thumps and scrapes as the luckless Stim dug his way down into the darkness . |
| 5 | From the hall behind them they could hear the commotion as their comrades and the invaders fought hand to hand . |
| 6 | Behind her she could hear Ben , pulling covers off chairs and tables , searching , restlessly searching for something . |
| 7 | From behind her she could hear them resume their conversation in rapid French , punctuated by laughter . |
| 8 | Mrs Langley rose from a chair by the fire and Alexandra was aware of her daughters and someone else on a sofa in the great square bay window ; and even as Mrs Langley was greeting her she could hear Rose say clearly , ‘ Well , whatever else she has n't got , she certainly has elegant clothes , ’ and Alexandra , stung out of all terror quite suddenly , said crisply , ‘ I will tell my aunt how much you admire her taste . |
| 9 | When he lifted her she could hear her own panic-stricken murmurings and he pulled her head against him , muffling the wild little sounds against the strength of his neck . |
| 10 | But behind her she could hear , all over the bay , the scraps of men 's voices shouting , and the rumble of rollers as the ships were drawn up to safety , and the lowing and bleating of animals being driven uphill . |
| 11 | Behind her she could hear the sudden roar of the car engine as he pulled away from the kerb , then the steady throb as he slowed it alongside her . |
| 12 | Behind her she could hear Jack calmly telling everyone to go and shower and change and come back in full barrier gear . |
| 13 | Below him he could hear the passing wail of sirens , a familiar sound after dark had fallen over the city . |
| 14 | Behind him he could hear one of the boys mutter that Mr Wilson had gone mad , and another reply that he always had been . |
| 15 | Ahead of us I could hear the noise of the waterfall — there had been plenty of rain and when we arrived at the foss , the beck that eventually joins the Ure to travel down Wensleydale was hammering over the lip of the force . |