Example sentences of "would hear the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of a special evening , or rather at its high point , you would hear Gary playing a certain intro , and you 'd hear the whole bar going quiet as people recognised it . |
| 2 | and even this early in the song , I have often heard Madame falter and stop , and just open her arms towards us , palms outwards , in a simple refusal to sing , just letting Gary carry the phrase on the piano — and of course we all knew the words anyway and so could hear them even when she was n't singing , sometimes you 'd hear the whole crowd singing almost inaudibly along with her . |
| 3 | At least she could step out of the door and be among people ; she would hear the familiar sound of traffic whizzing past the door at all hours of the day and night . |
| 4 | And later he would hear the dull punch of explosive detonations . |
| 5 | At best , existence after death would resemble the interlude she was now experiencing while reclining in a deckchair : from all sides , she would hear the continuous babble of female voices . |
| 6 | They would hear the happy chatter of the people in the harvest field , because although it was hard work , it was happy work . |
| 7 | What is certain is that we need to recapture the vision of the primitive church , for if only we could drag ourselves away from our television sets and unhook our headphones from our portable stereos we would hear the clear call to arms . |