Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] listen to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Och , just round to my Mother 's , basically , just to get out the house — I 've never been one just to sit in listening to the Central Heating switching itself off and on . |
| 2 | Perhaps ‘ salvation by grace , experienced in listening to the preaching or reading of the biblical word , and in affirming the literal interpretation of that word ’ might be a better if clumsier phrase . |
| 3 | The police will always dream of listening to the hidden thoughts of the criminals , but gaining the ability to scan every letter in the country wo n't make a difference . |
| 4 | We knew from listening to the Allied radio that groups of partigiani , partisans , had secretly started to organize them selves , and young men of military age were advised to go into hiding to avoid being sent to Germany or conscripted . |
| 5 | She lifted a bottle of Champagne from among the photographs cluttering the occasional table beside her and passed it to Charity with an instruction to fill the glasses and hold the chatter , because she insisted on listening to the nine o'clock news on the wireless . |