Example sentences of "hear him [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I loved to hear him talk about the old days . ’ |
| 2 | In this regard it is interesting to hear him comment in The Favourite Game that ‘ deprivation is the mother of poetry . ’ |
| 3 | Lady Dawkins , who had never heard him speak before , surprised herself by her reaction when she heard him speak at the Albert Hall in January 1912 : |
| 4 | I waited till I heard him go into the bathroom , grabbed all my gear and tiptoed out of the house . |
| 5 | She spun into the bathroom and locked the door , smiling to herself as she heard him leap from the bed , too late to catch her . |
| 6 | I heard him refer to the Danuese as ‘ natives ’ and myself once as a ‘ Chinaman ’ . |
| 7 | He thought he heard him chuckle from the shadows once , but his eyes could not penetrate the gloom . |
| 8 | She heard him gasp at the sheer beauty of her superb feminine body . |
| 9 | His shoes squeaked on the hard floor and Julia heard him walk towards the door . |
| 10 | Patrick climbed out first and them helped Jane down ; Collins was the last man out , and Patrick heard him murmur to the driver , " Around the block the long way , only stop if you see us on the street . " |
| 11 | Edward followed ; she heard him skid on the floor , in whose black and shining depths were reflected the chandeliers above their heads . |
| 12 | From her hut she heard him call to the Moi and her sons , and a moment later they all plunged naked into the river . |
| 13 | Edging between the two tall , upright stones , Tug heard him mutter at the Woman , ‘ Lock up the car and bring the Kalashnikov . |
| 14 | She heard him turn on the tap and drink a glass of water noisily . |
| 15 | He pretended to me that he was already booked in there , but he was n't — I heard him ask for the room afterwards . |
| 16 | Colt had his back to his watcher , but could hear him shiver in the draught . |
| 17 | On mornings when there was no case for the court I used to enjoy sitting in Chief Fyvie 's office and hearing him talk of the ‘ good old days ’ of the enforcement of law and order in Scotland and in Montreal . |