Example sentences of "hear [pers pn] come back " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisabeth appeared in her doorway as she heard me coming back up . |
| 2 | As she heard him come back she refrained from looking out of her window , nor did she go down to the corridor outside his room when , a little later , she heard him groaning as he always did in the grip of a nightmare . |
| 3 | She heard him coming back up the stairs , she knew his limping step now . |
| 4 | I heard him leaving because I had n't been in bed very long , and I heard him coming back because I had a bit of indigestion and I could n't sleep . ’ |
| 5 | Then I think I heard her come back and go out again about an hour ago . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Not then , because I heard her come back . |
| 7 | 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 . |