Example sentences of "hear the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the days of live Television AFMs were equipped with a ‘ cut key ’ — a hard-wired push-button which , when pressed , cut off all sound from the studio microphones so that the viewers at home could not hear the prompt line being called out by the AFM . |
| 2 | Below , I could hear the spasmodic tap-tapping of Minnie , his typewriter . |
| 3 | So who will hear the drowning man |
| 4 | BRITAIN should hear the first US election result around 11.30pm tonight . |
| 5 | Sorry I I simply did n't hear the first part of that lot sir . |
| 6 | It 's five in the morning and I can hear the first cars swooshing through empty streets . |
| 7 | The arrival of the " talkies " in 1927 aroused new interested when millions flocked to watch and hear the first talkie star , Al Jolson , in The Jazz Singer . |
| 8 | This old woman do n't hear the first time , and when I say it again , she just says yes and walks away . |
| 9 | Just in case you did n't hear the first time . |
| 10 | I could n't hear the first words , then I heard : ‘ Bill phoned the depot and told me about the accident . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You could hear the two men talking to each other , saying ‘ Give her another one … do n't give it to her too quickly … now help her along ’ , then awful smothering sounds . ’ |
| 12 | We can hear the two dogs whining behind the lounge door . |
| 13 | In her mind she could still hear the other woman saying lewdly , ‘ She 's certainly got the hots for you . ’ |
| 14 | Let's hear the other side . |
| 15 | From the nearby compound of Village Number Three he could hear the Annamese cai marshalling the shuffling coolies for roll call . |
| 16 | They had not stopped working as from the stairs Ralph could hear the monotonous sound of gushing water working away the flames which were becoming hotter and higher , burning everything in sight . |
| 17 | So , right let's hear the right hand . |
| 18 | I could n't hear the second question myself . |
| 19 | From 4 till 5 on Wednesdays and Fridays you can hear the sonorous tones of vicars reading the collect of the day and the distinctive sound of an Anglican choir . |
| 20 | ‘ And that means it goes so fast you ca n't even hear the separate beats . |
| 21 | Tantalisingly , at night , I might hear the plaintive hoot of a tawny owl somewhere in the trees , beyond my little world . |
| 22 | He could hear the nervous chatter of the guests . |
| 23 | Over the relay system Lucy could hear the filtered strains of Ai n't Misbehavin' . |
| 24 | Preoccupied with her own thoughts , and her mind still whirling with confusion from everything that had happened last night , Jessamy did n't hear the car draw up outside ; did n't hear the front door open and then quietly close again . |
| 25 | ‘ They do n't see so well , ’ Jake whispered , ‘ but they can hear the mere beat of a man 's heart ! ’ |
| 26 | I could hear the young man 's hiccoughy laughter all over again , this time with more telling effect . |
| 27 | You wait it 'll come in a minute can hear the bloody television , it 's true though , if we did n't have our television on , all we 'd listen to is theirs in n it ? |
| 28 | The 1959 Act requires a tendency to deprave and corrupt " persons " likely in the cirumstances to read or hear the offensive material . |
| 29 | ‘ You should hear the poor man … ’ |
| 30 | And of course with hoods on you ca n't hear the poor soul behind you squeaking indignantly as you work your way up their ankles . |