Example sentences of "he could hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | Across the table he could hear Mrs Locombe-Stableford talking to the doctor about someone 's gall-stones . |
| 2 | At the other end of the table he could hear Margot Iverson exchanging stately platitudes with Mr Locombe-Stableford . |
| 3 | Her lips moved , but she made no sound that he could hear . |
| 4 | Not at Paul Hill 's remembrance of beatings past , when he could hear the sound of steel-tipped boots running to take part in the fun , and once heard a principal medical officer , no less , telling colleagues : ‘ Do n't walk his face , do n't walk his face . ’ |
| 5 | He could hear her barking and looked down over the steep side of the embankment to the bottom of the trees . |
| 6 | He could hear him as he walked on towards the gate . |
| 7 | Even now as he stood there by the kitchen table he could see Caspar closing in on the weaker lamb , and he could hear that weird and terrible wailing of Lee 's . |
| 8 | He could hear them talking downstairs , not what they were saying , just their voices . |
| 9 | He could hear someone coming upstairs , his Mum . |
| 10 | He could hear it panting . |
| 11 | Somewhere he could hear a dog barking . |
| 12 | He could hear nothing except the corner of the tin roof blowing . |
| 13 | He could hear Caspar behind the door , whining . |
| 14 | When he could hear no more sounds from his Mum 's and Dad 's room , he opened his door . |
| 15 | He could hear his Dad coughing . |
| 16 | Mark looked up at the tiny speck in the stratosphere and imagined he could hear the air hostess requesting passengers to fasten their seat belts . |
| 17 | To his left was dense blackness , although from out there somewhere he could hear the gentle shushing of the waves . |
| 18 | He could hear Marie telling Simon to climb to one of the cross beams . |
| 19 | Charles asked his Sergeant if he could hear it and when the singers behind petered out dejectedly , he plainly could . |
| 20 | He could hear the dawn chorus in full concert , and when he opened his eyes unwillingly light was filtering faintly through the curtains . |
| 21 | He could hear the man moving about in the room above his own . |
| 22 | The front walkway was deserted , though he could hear the murmur of voices coming from the pigsties past the trees and bushes . |
| 23 | He could hear the beck-water rushing beneath the flags at his feet . |
| 24 | He could hear Buddie yelling at the top of his voice as he thrashed the dogs , and the rattle of chains as Rosie and Lady leaped about , barking and snarling in confused excitement . |
| 25 | It must be true that Nanny was a liar and a trouble-maker because he could hear her saying all those terrible things that might cause Frankie to be taken away for ever . |
| 26 | He could hear her voice rising and falling to a tune called ‘ Sunny Side of the Street ’ . |
| 27 | He could hear breathing , slow and heavy , the sweet breath of God , which made all things come alive . |
| 28 | He could hear the nervous chatter of the guests . |
| 29 | In the distance he could hear a familiar rumble growing louder . |
| 30 | As Endill approached him he thought he could hear a loud ticking coming from his direction . |