Example sentences of "he [modal v] hear [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert thought he could hear grinding teeth . |
| 2 | He could hear strange music coming from behind dark trees and could hear people screaming and laughing , and shouting out his name . |
| 3 | William bounced down the stairs , a grinning schoolboy again , and he could hear other voices somewhere in the upper reaches . |
| 4 | The noises of the place went on around him , muffled only slightly by the mists and vapours ; he could hear shouted instructions and curses , the clanking of ladles and giant spatulas , the hiss and splutter of frying , the sloshing of water and soups , the grating of giant pans being moved , the machine-gun chatter of chopping knives . |
| 5 | He could hear nothing-only the drip , drip of blood onto the floor . |
| 6 | In the distance , through an open window , he could hear pop music pounding away , not the tune , if there was one , just the beat . |
| 7 | He would hear eerie noises echoing through the corridors , the sounds of trapped seagulls or doors banging in the distance . |
| 8 | Whenever he had leisure after that Paul worked on it ; but the Professor began to show a marked desire for his company , and took him with him to other houses where he would hear interesting talk of the kind that stimulated him . |