Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [adv] hear the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anyone from the hospital sees me I 'll never hear the last of it . ’ |
| 2 | The trouble was they were just too far away to see things clearly , and also I could n't hear the sound . |
| 3 | I could n't hear the first words , then I heard : ‘ Bill phoned the depot and told me about the accident . ’ |
| 4 | I should dearly have liked to know whether they were Europeans or Americans , but I could n't hear the accents . |
| 5 | I could n't hear the second question myself . |
| 6 | But as I came closer , I could not hear the sound of Joe 's hammer , and I noticed fresh white curtains at the windows , and bright flowers everywhere . |
| 7 | It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions as ‘ Why has the club such an appalling record ? ’ and ‘ Is the club 's current position due to managerial incompetence ? ’ by pretending it was a terrible phone line and I could not hear the questions . |
| 8 | I could just hear the footsteps ; they seemed a little slower , and … |
| 9 | I could clearly hear the roar of engines above me , and distinctly heard one long burst of cannon fire . |
| 10 | And although I could still hear the screams and although they were real and terrible I slept well and late . |
| 11 | Halfway home I stopped in the mist to listen , and I could still hear the sound of the file . |
| 12 | Through the glass I could see the long lines of blue moving away down the street and I could still hear the shouts of the corporal . |
| 13 | I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commuter traffic from my bedroom — a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped . |
| 14 | I could almost hear the trombones . |
| 15 | I ca n't hear the Playhouse spoke of without trembling ; and shall not dare to look into a News-paper , for fear of meeting with the Name of Cibber |
| 16 | ‘ Not if I ca n't hear the order , ’ Isabel muttered grimly . |
| 17 | Yeah , I ca n't hear the telly though |
| 18 | I ca n't hear the telly |
| 19 | Mum I ca n't hear the telly |
| 20 | I wo n't hear the waves … |
| 21 | I can already hear the objections from those clubs who have a few players tied up with the Championship . |
| 22 | From across the open stretch of ground hemmed in by the watercourse and the thicket , from at least half a mile away , I can clearly hear the engang preparing for the damburst of cattle . |
| 23 | I can only hear the top three notes of it , though . |
| 24 | I can actually hear the motor on |
| 25 | I can still hear the machines . ’ |
| 26 | It 's not the quietest of cars , but I can still hear the stereo , which is all that matters . |
| 27 | I can still hear the tune he played in the band after we talked — ‘ Ai n't She Sweet ’ — and it will always remind me of him . |
| 28 | I can still hear the laughter on the slopes and feel the wind on the summit as a quiet congregation knelt in the mist and rain . |
| 29 | I can still hear the clatter of coins as they rained on the stage in a steady downpour of acclaim , a habit derived from the days of the gold rush . |
| 30 | But I fancy I can still hear the sounds of the metal detector and a globe spinning ! |