Example sentences of "[coord] listen to [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every six months , she 'd ring him and listen to the ravings of his latest guru . |
| 2 | I used to sit alone in my room and listen to the sounds of the wind outside the house . |
| 3 | Some might call it jealousy I suppose , but it was once my joy to lie between Ma and Pa and listen to the stories of Noah and Jonah which Pa read to me out of the True Book . |
| 4 | I stay in bed and pluck at the counterpane and listen to the winds of solitude roaring at the edge of infinity and the wolves of evil baying down the void , and I look into the darkness . ’ |
| 5 | I sit over its red eye in the cave and listen to the musics of the atmosphere . |
| 6 | I have arranged a two-day debate in the House so that I may express that clearly and listen to the views of the House . |
| 7 | I know when we 've er sold the house , when our children all went and left us , the house was for three bedrooms , right , and I , I said to my husband I do n't want to stay here because they built the school outside behind our er , erm back yard , and every , all the rubbish that kids throw threw over and I said to him I do n't want to stay now kids , kids gone , children gone leave , left home , got married and went to off , I said I do n't want to live here , I do n't want to retire to , to stay at home and listen to the kids at school all day long and have the rubbish thrown over the hedge |
| 8 | Will not the Prime Minister refer to the report and listen to the voices of business and commerce from all over the country when they say : ’ A worsening position on employment expectations , ’ — higher job losses — ’ and a major down-grading of business confidence , however , give no cause for comfort in this survey ’ ? |