Example sentences of "hear the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ice was beginning to melt , and she could hear the drip of water from her ice-cold slit on to the ground . |
| 2 | Listen to the track and you can hear the way Joe speeds up , slows down and pauses here and there . |
| 3 | Did you hear the way she carried on ? ’ |
| 4 | Did you ever hear the way they took the whisky to Arbroath ? |
| 5 | Tallis could hear the way his belly rumbled . |
| 6 | He could hear the man moving about in the room above his own . |
| 7 | WE 'LL SOON HEAR THE BELLS OF ST PAUL 'S . |
| 8 | He could hear the bells of St Patrick 's in the distance . |
| 9 | Like those alarm systems which are set off when you get too close , Peter could hear the bells ' frenzied ringing , but at first he was n't too clear exactly what posed the threat . |
| 10 | It was taking longer than usual to fade — she could still hear the bells . |
| 11 | They ate and drank , sitting tucked into long grass that screened them from the river ; they could hear the flow of it , and the occasional plop of a fish . |
| 12 | Dot could hear the landlady listening to her radio next door in the kitchen . |
| 13 | It was as if the hawk could hear the rabbit running along the tunnels inside the hedge , while he was sitting on a post on top of the hedge . |
| 14 | I mean obviously you wo n't hear the rabbit but I do n't think I 'm gon na stay in anyway . |
| 15 | Listening to his own voice again , he could hear the unease , the bitterness there and wondered what Li Yuan had made of it . |
| 16 | If you listen to ‘ Did You No Wrong ’ , you can hear The Faces influence . |
| 17 | Although we ca n't hear the ultrasound pulses of these bats directly , we can get some idea of what is going on by means of a translating machine or " bat-detector " . |
| 18 | She imagined she could hear it at her back , behind the house and the soft green swell of land that shielded it , could hear the breaking thud of the winter waves on the shore she had not yet seen . |
| 19 | He could hear the irritation in his voice . |
| 20 | Jezrael could hear the wires that crowned it humming with power . |
| 21 | I did n't hear the phone at first . ’ |
| 22 | Then he rang some film company in London and asked for one of the most junior men in the public-relations office , and the girl could hear the phone being put down on him . |
| 23 | He listened to it , trying to will her to the phone ; imagining her coming back to the flat after being out ; she might hear the phone from the street … now she would put the key in the lock … now running up the stairs … now dashing in , dripping , short of breath , to grab the receiver … now … now . |
| 24 | Claudia could hear the phone ringing on and on in her flat . |
| 25 | And I said , I , did n't hear the phone ringing . |
| 26 | I could hear the resolve in his voice . |
| 27 | Her kindness touched me , but I knew that soon she would hear the lies about me , and then she would hate me ! |
| 28 | As he spoke I could hear the rush of shells passing over heading in the direction of the German positions . |
| 29 | Somewhere , distantly , he could hear the rush of sea , and the steady thump of the living earth , a strange , regular drum beat , that seemed to expand to fill his mind . |
| 30 | She could hear the rush of water , but it seemed to come not from one point but from all around her . |