Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb mod] hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those days , the sweat would fall off my hands and I 'd hear it hitting the floor . |
| 2 | ‘ And I must hear your side of the story , Wilson . |
| 3 | Indeed , for the sake of clarity , and for the avoidance of any doubt , I propose in any event to insert an exception to cover the section 39 notice , and I will hear counsel as to the appropriate wording . |
| 4 | As a result , I direct the defendants to comply with the section 39 notice , and I will hear counsel as to any other appropriate orders , including of course the wording of the exception to be inserted in the injunction . |
| 5 | The stars were clouded over , the gas lights were dim then grew a bit brighter , and I could hear a tinkly organ out of tune , the sound came from the direction of the Iron Pier . |
| 6 | She went into the bedroom with me great-grandad and I could hear her saying : ‘ Do you have the injection in your arm or in your backside , Mr Ramsay ? ’ |
| 7 | I tiptoed upstairs , some time ago , and I could hear her crying . ’ |
| 8 | It was another still island day and I could hear the sounds of a motorbike and chainsaw on the mainland . |
| 9 | The window was open at the top and I could hear the church bells ringing in the distance . |
| 10 | As the time grew nearer , Shanti began to call me Molly , and I could hear her on the telephone telling her friends , ‘ I 'm going to meet my mother . ’ |
| 11 | S. H. I 'm going along Scotland Road one night , going home , and I could hear someone smashing a lot down and this woman came saying , ‘ Bobby , come quick . |
| 12 | The elephant 's belly heaved up and down rhythmically and slow , and I floated up and down with it , and I could hear its great heart-beat like the heart-beat of a new and gentler world . |
| 13 | I retreated into the kitchen and I could hear people asking Nell what time they could have breakfast . |
| 14 | So it seemed to be crying out to be orchestrated , and I could hear just what it would be like in my head . |
| 15 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 16 | I came home from work and I could hear sobbing in her bedroom . |
| 17 | Buildings were in flames and I could hear the screams and moans of the trapped and injured . |
| 18 | When I went into the shop people were tripping over themselves and banging into things and I could hear them saying : ‘ That 's Geoffrey Boycott — Geoffrey Boycott , sat in that car . ’ |
| 19 | Cheerful crashes and bangs floated up from Doris 's kitchen as I went back upstairs , and I could hear outbursts of raucous male laughter and pinch-induced shrieks . |
| 20 | The playing stopped and I could hear their voices , Leon 's and Curtis 's , just the two of them in there . |
| 21 | Through the windows I could see the sky and clouds passing by , and I could hear the noise of the bird 's wings . |
| 22 | The rain was still beating on the windows , and I could hear the wind in the trees . |
| 23 | Fastening my watch round my wrist I saw that it was after seven and I could hear the farm men clattering in the yard outside as they began their morning tasks . |
| 24 | The footsteps stopped , and I could hear nothing at all . |
| 25 | Er I myself went for the nearest exit which was out a window , I assume everyone else erm panicked and I could hear quite a few people running running down the corridor from the first floor . |
| 26 | I could put it in it were only about ten inches long and I I made it and tapered it erm on a lathe , I put it my ear and side of casing and I could hear all what were going on inside . |
| 27 | Agnes looked timid and I could hear the old servant weeping in the scullery . |
| 28 | ‘ The landing was ablaze and I could hear the soldiers shouting downstairs . |
| 29 | When I looked then at first I could n't see , it was all — you know — black like inside my eyes , but I knew they were open and I could hear the kids yelling — and when I got up he was lying on the sofa , snoring — he must 've just dropped me and let me where I lie- ’ She stopped and Clare sat quietly waiting . |
| 30 | There was more firing and I could hear chips of wood being torn from the trees . |