Example sentences of "[noun] i could hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench . |
| 2 | I moved so quietly I barely stirred the dust , yet now in the English winter I could hear a spectral echo of angry laughter and I thought it was my own . |
| 3 | Through the open window I could hear the two younger ones laughing at Hareton 's coarse way of speaking . |
| 4 | From somewhere on the hillside I could hear the clip-clop of a cow 's feet . |
| 5 | As soon as I entered the room I could hear little pockets of chatter coming from various parts of the audience . |
| 6 | At night I could hear owls hooting , and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away . |
| 7 | It got incredibly painful , and in bed at night I could hear a munching sound , definitely coming from me , which stopped for a bit if I touched the swelling . |
| 8 | At midnight I could hear cars honk their horns . |
| 9 | Ambulances were screaming back and forth , and then in the distance I could hear the rumble of tanks … |
| 10 | In the distance I could hear something , something I had to pay attention to . |
| 11 | Each time I stopped to catch my breath I could hear his voice in the distance shouting , " Jane ! |
| 12 | Through the door I could hear the music from the bar . |
| 13 | It was dark and windy outside , and before I went to sleep I could hear a dog growling in the distance . |
| 14 | Now in his voice I could hear , through the flattening cosmopolitan overlay , the unmistakable lilt of the islands . |
| 15 | Then when I came near the broken house and stood in the moon shadow I could hear and see nothing . |
| 16 | I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past . |
| 17 | That way I could hear it faintly in the shop and the soft music would help the atmosphere . |
| 18 | From the half open door of Alan 's office I could hear , albeit indistinctly , the unhesitating flow of his address to his machine . |
| 19 | At the same time I could hear someone tapping frantically on the glass door of the kiosk , someone far too anxious to clamber in with me . |
| 20 | I risked them seeing me so as to try to hear , but in fact by the time I could hear them they were shouting , which meant I could listen through the doorway without seeing them or being seen . |
| 21 | After a time I could hear distant shouts . |
| 22 | In fact I could hear the click of the b buckeye coupling . |