Example sentences of "[noun pl] could be heard " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hymnody might be used more if the production of most recordings were better and the words could be heard more clearly . |
| 2 | And although the names of all the contenders could be heard , high-profile politicking appeared to have paid off particularly in the cases of Kenneth Baker and Michael Heseltine , who were cited frequently as the ‘ obvious ’ front-runners . |
| 3 | She asked the Secretary of State to hold an inquiry at which parties could be heard and witnesses examined . |
| 4 | The sound became louder until the occasional snatch of wagon couplings and the unmistakable clank of side rods could be heard . |
| 5 | Loud excited voices could be heard below , and ascending steps . |
| 6 | Other voices could be heard , of course , but they were attended to only later — when I had returned to Oxfordshire as a headmaster . |
| 7 | In 1925 they published a ‘ descriptive ’ record entitled ‘ Mr and Mrs Brown at the Football Match ’ , claiming 4851 voices could be heard . |
| 8 | Lesbian and Gay-Men 's Sub-Committees were set up in such a way as to give a high level of representation to people from outside the council 's structure , and to ensure that their voices could be heard . |
| 9 | Voices could be heard from the kitchen — the only room in the house which had any heating and so the one where they all assembled . |
| 10 | After one drink , their voices could be heard over half a mile away . |
| 11 | The faint murmur of voices could be heard from inside as Jennifer talked to the nurse . |
| 12 | WITH a huge ‘ bear squeeze ’ under way , agonised screams could be heard in the vicinity of the futures pits of London yesterday . |
| 13 | From outside the newspaper 's offices could be heard the murmur of distant artillery as the Israelis and Phalangists fired into the city . |
| 14 | Instead , trials could be heard by a panel of judges or juries especially selected for their ability to understand the complexities of cases against corporations . |
| 15 | In turn , Woodie , Willis , Nenna , Maurice and even his visitors could be heard coughing uncontrollably . |
| 16 | Suddenly the sound of running feet could be heard approaching from the depths . |
| 17 | Throughout the hotel , doors slammed , and feet could be heard pounding the length of corridors . |
| 18 | Not even the sound of gulls could be heard . |
| 19 | Through the walls of the conference hall , occasional noises could be heard from the gymnasium next door as patients completed daily exercise routines . |
| 20 | No sooner had Derek Bevan blown the final whistle at Twickenham , than faint noises could be heard from over the horizon . |
| 21 | Whose dulcet tones could be heard in the passage . |
| 22 | The should of slow labouring footsteps could be heard moving along the first-floor landing as the boy threw himself into the kitchen and slammed the door behind him . |
| 23 | The old lady 's footsteps could be heard , ponderous and threatening , on the front steps . |
| 24 | Light footsteps could be heard on the road , coming from Bathsheba 's house . |
| 25 | Julia Watson , who evidently knew Giles quite well , insisted on popping in and out of the kitchen to help ; laughter and exclamations could be heard from beyond the hatch . |
| 26 | When the bed collapsed under us and the girl 's shrieks could be heard in the taproom below , the landlord came up again shouting abuse through the door , but I ignored him . |
| 27 | The audience too seemed miles away and only a few coughs could be heard . |
| 28 | Suddenly the palace was haunted by the terrible spectre of total defeat : ‘ … anguished cries could be heard throughout the darkened building such as those which a group of women would utter at the sight of some terrible phantom ’ . |
| 29 | Cries could be heard from the stairs as the policemen tried to make their way up to the landing , the remaining boys making it as difficult as possible for them in the hope that their brother would get away . |
| 30 | Similar sentiments could be heard elsewhere , too , and people in Munich were arrested for saying they preferred ‘ Wilhelm by the grace of God ’ to the ‘ idiot from Berchtesgaden ’ . |