Example sentences of "and [verb] listening [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You go through and stand listening to the rain and the wind , and — just audible — the noise of a man breathing slowly and rhythmically in the bed . |
| 2 | As I was not pleased with this , and indeed a little sorrowful that my brother should take pleasure in another 's company , I went to bed early and lay listening to the West Wind howling round the turrets and after a while fell into an uneasy slumber . |
| 3 | He wedged a finger in each ear and lay listening to the seashore thud of his pulse , the distant motorboat of Pete buzzing faintly . |
| 4 | She snapped off the light between the beds and lay listening to the night . |
| 5 | And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place . |
| 6 | Jinny slid out of bed , pulled on a jersey and a pair of jeans and stood listening in the dark . |