Example sentences of "i hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did I hear something , ’ said Cook frowning , ‘ about Lady Destry having been ill ? ’ |
| 2 | And he said , It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery , neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome : but the noise of them that sing do I hear ’ . ’ |
| 3 | Bartram s query regarding Kalm s American observations was dealt with : Miller had not seen whether Linnaeus had included them in his Species of plants , but mentioned that Kalm had published them himself ; ‘ in the Swedish language ; but as I do not understand it , so I have not been curious enough to send for the book , nor do I hear any good character of it . ’ |
| 4 | Do I hear a murmur about needles and haystacks ? |
| 5 | I might have gone myself , but where else could I hear the music that accompanied the Congregational hymns and anthems ? |
| 6 | Did I hear the faint chime of church bells coming from the drowned village ? |
| 7 | Did I hear right ? ’ |
| 8 | Did I hear someone mention bread ? ’ |
| 9 | Did I hear someone mention that they had heard more high drama on the Radio Four shipping forecast ? |
| 10 | The mind can go horribly blank , especially when you 're thinking , ‘ Did I hear that right ? |
| 11 | Only once during the dispute did I hear the woman worker 's point of view publicly debated . |
| 12 | Do I hear Tristan ? |
| 13 | Do I hear the unspeakably naughty Marquis ? |
| 14 | Do I hear violins ? |
| 15 | Can I hear from the people who think that yes , we do need the monarchy and it is the minority in this er hundred , forty five of you said yes . |
| 16 | Did I hear that detective say you were a reporter ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do I hear you rightly , Fei Yen ? |
| 18 | ‘ Did I hear a knock ? ’ |
| 19 | Did I hear you say drugs ? ’ |
| 20 | I turned , and asked with real interest , " What did I hear you call me ? " |
| 21 | But then , she might somehow get the drawing right , just as she had dreamed of playing the clarinet exquisitely enough for an important conductor , conveniently marooned in a snow drift , brought half-dead to Castle Bewick and hearing those magical notes drifting from her tower , to stagger from his couch and say , ‘ Ah what notes of fairyland do I hear ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Did I hear my name being taken in vain ? ’ he said lightly , his blue gaze flicking quickly to Belinda 's face and away again . |
| 23 | But you could use it to combat office harassment ( do I hear you say ‘ Chance would be a fine thing ? ’ ) . |
| 24 | ‘ And home by twelve ? ’ , do I hear you ask ? |
| 25 | Do I hear smug laughter ? ’ |
| 26 | And why did she accept him now , do I hear you ask ? |
| 27 | Do I hear you bristling with disapproval ? |
| 28 | Did I hear the hon. Gentleman say that this happened on Thursday when I was in the Chair ? |
| 29 | Did I hear the Prime Minister correctly ? |
| 30 | Do I hear someone comment — ‘ you can say that again' ! ’ |