Example sentences of "not [adv] hear [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came up the garden shouting something — they did not properly hear him . |
| 2 | Peter not only hears it on this occasion but several times in the future , as the book of Acts shows . |
| 3 | I have not often heard him condemn his hon. Friends who did not pay it . |
| 4 | I 've not really heard you much on the phone . |
| 5 | Finally we climbed a bank and were on the road again , the smoothness of it lulling me into such a deep sleep that I never saw the barrier at the railway crossing , did not even hear them telling Ward the Jequetepeque had broken its banks a little further on . |
| 6 | Now er she 's not here to hear me say it , ungallantly she 's Julie 's overweight now and she was pretty overweight then was n't she ? |
| 7 | However , if the hon. Gentleman had attended the seminar at which I made my remarks last Monday — I greatly regret that he was not there to hear me talk about delegation to the regional arts boards — he would have known that I made the point that if such delegation is fully successful — if the regional arts boards are progressing well — the question whether the five major national companies should continue to be funded by the Arts Council or be funded directly will arise . |
| 8 | I think Imamu takes the most slack when it comes to proving himself because he is always around to hear the people who criticize him , where as although Boo is criticized , he is not there to hear it , seeing as he is locked up inside his house . |
| 9 | Cos you did n't always hear it . |
| 10 | Shane I ca n't really hear it , can you hear it ? |
| 11 | Tom asked , with a touch of impatience , then added in an aside to Faye and Bill , ‘ See , she 's so impressed she has n't even heard me ! ’ |
| 12 | Deafened by thoughts he could n't begin to guess at , she had n't even heard him . |
| 13 | There was a zooming motor race on and Maxim simply had n't even heard it until then . |
| 14 | I did n't even hear them talk , just saw them , and the story came . |
| 15 | She admitted it but that was , she had drunk more than her share , that was , it was not to be taken seriously , there were , she could n't even remember saying it , it could have been him , he was drunk was n't he , misunderstanding or even making it up , after all he had done it , not her , he had taken the boy to London , she was asleep , did n't even hear them go , he had taken the boy and left him there , OK , lost him there , easy to do in London but better find him or all hell would break loose and she was not going to carry the can , not for anybody . |
| 16 | He ignored her questions , or perhaps he did n't even hear them , engrossed as he was in making his point . |
| 17 | I shall run my bath at seven twenty-five precisely , she decided , and I wo n't even hear him when he calls . |
| 18 | the chasm is too great though the gulf between God and man is , is far too wide and we try our various planks , our planks of being good , of doing nice things , planks of being religious , of being confirmed , of being baptized , of going to church of perhaps attending church , perhaps even becoming a member of a church , the plank of saying prayers I think you know and God does n't even hear us , the bible tells us , if I regarded iniquity in my heart God does n't hear me , he says I will not hear you , the only prayer that God hears from the sinner is God be merciful to me a sinner and we 've tried that plank and it does n't work , of course it does n't because that 's not what it means to be a Christian , the plank of bible reading , we can read the bible , we can memorise it , it does n't make us a Christian , Jesus said to some of the religious leaders of his days , you search the scriptures for you think that in them you have life , but you will not come to me , and so it 's not being in religious , er being religious or any thing else as we well know , it 's something far , far more fundamental than that , those words that Jesus said to Nicodemus you must be born again , that new birth , that new start , starting all over again , and so what happens , what 's it all about , what is it to , what is it to be a Christian . |
| 19 | I did n't even hear you come in . ’ |
| 20 | He could n't even hear it any more . |
| 21 | You switch off , the guy says something to you , you do n't even hear it . |
| 22 | You 're saying something really amateur dramatic , he do n't even hear it , he 's somewhere else . |
| 23 | No I did n't even hear it click so |
| 24 | I ca n't quite hear him , but the gutturals sound very insulting . |
| 25 | ‘ The couple next to the loudspeaker did n't quite hear you . ’ |
| 26 | I do n't Never heard her speaking very much about games . |
| 27 | I did n't bloody hear you ! |
| 28 | She did n't actually hear him come back into the room ; it was just the feeling of being watched that alerted her to his presence , and she turned her head warily . |