Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] hear her " in BNC.

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1 I could hear her giggles fading into the distance as I led the dog back into the house .
2 I tiptoed upstairs , some time ago , and I could hear her crying . ’
3 I could hear her breath go , as if she knew this was the beginning of the end .
4 I could hear her mum in the background — ‘ Cal , who is it ?
5 I could hear her laugh .
6 I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past .
7 I could hear her whispers .
8 ‘ He started shouting at her , I could hear her crying , so I unlocked the door .
9 She paused and I could hear her brain cells creaking into action as she reached out a hand covered in enough costume jewellery to make a decent knuckle-duster .
10 In the wind and rattle sounds I 'd hear her start to cry and put my arm around her and lift her chin and say something that would calm her .
11 I can hear her right down the end of the garden .
12 She could hear her three- year-old son Rufus laughing as he played on the swings nearby .
13 She could hear her mother 's distant laughter and her voice saying faintly , ‘ Rachel , do stop showing off . ’
14 She could hear her own heart beating … .
15 Still she could hear her own cries , as she had begged to be released — but nay , he had flung her down on the stone floor and leaned over her .
16 She could hear her voice rising as the words tumbled out , disjointed , confused , resentful .
17 She could hear her heart crashing in her ears .
18 She could hear her father loading suitcases into the boot of a car , then Frances , her mother , crunching across the gravel forecourt , the clunk of the car door being shut and the sound of a car engine revving and then slowly fading as her mother drove through the gates of Park House and out of her life .
19 Every night as she lay in her bed , surrounded by her cuddly toys , she could hear her brother sobbing , crying for his mother .
20 When she reached the bottom , she could hear her brother 's voice from the living room .
21 In the deafening silence inside the gallery she could hear her heart thumping madly against her ribs .
22 She could hear her mother singing in the kitchen :
23 She could hear her own heartbeat , feel her own mouth-drying fear .
24 As she pulled it behind her , reckless of whether she slammed it or not , she could hear her mother 's voice again .
25 She could hear her own animal noises .
26 When he lifted her she could hear her own panic-stricken murmurings and he pulled her head against him , muffling the wild little sounds against the strength of his neck .
27 In the silence she could hear her mother wheezing as she breathed .
28 There was silence for a moment , a silence so deep and intense that she could hear her own heart beating , almost hear the flow of blood rushing through her veins .
29 When Black Annis howled , you could hear her five miles away and then even the poor people in their huts fastened skins across the window and put witch-herbs above it to keep her away safe .
30 You could hear her voice ? ’
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