Example sentences of "could hear [noun prp] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could hear Auntie Jean shouting at me but I could n't make out anything she was saying . |
| 2 | At the other end of the table he could hear Margot Iverson exchanging stately platitudes with Mr Locombe-Stableford . |
| 3 | They could hear Doctor McCann moving about in Una 's bedroom overhead . |
| 4 | As Robert rounded the school building , with Mr Mafouz by his side , he could hear Anwar Mafouz war-whooping his way round the lawn . |
| 5 | He could hear Mrs Hogan in the distance talking to someone . |
| 6 | Daddy is quite a philosopher , I could hear Mrs Hobbs saying . |
| 7 | She could hear Mrs Owen being castigated for not having turned right and left , instead of left and right , to Haematology , seeing as it was her first time . |
| 8 | Across the table he could hear Mrs Locombe-Stableford talking to the doctor about someone 's gall-stones . |
| 9 | She could hear Mrs Lorimer shouting for her favourite lodger , then she heard her say in a loud voice , ‘ It 's a woman . |
| 10 | As she went round to the back of the Post Office , she could hear Mrs Hollins and Rachel in the kitchen , giggling and chattering while they cooked their Sunday lunch . |
| 11 | Half-way down the stairs he could hear Father Poole 's feeble voice moaning through the letter-box . |
| 12 | She says you could hear Canon Wheeler all down the stairs . ’ |
| 13 | There was a light behind the hammered glass and he could hear Cathy Carne 's voice , speaking on the telephone . |
| 14 | Dalgliesh could hear George Matthews 's booming voice cursing the traffic in Harrow Road and Sergeant Robins 's quieter answer . |
| 15 | It was so close to her head she could hear Bella Kropotkin 's husky , languid voice . |
| 16 | But I could hear David Riccio 's screams . |
| 17 | The room was empty , but she could hear Mr Browning 's voice from the bedroom and was now certain that was where the cry was coming from . |
| 18 | Inside they could hear Mr O'Donnell , the vet , playing his accordion but nobody was singing . |
| 19 | As I crept downstairs , I could hear Mr Rochester in his room , walking up and down and sighing . |
| 20 | Even in the shop , Melanie could hear Uncle Philip shouting : ‘ You done it on purpose , you Irish bastard I ’ and the dull thud of blows . |
| 21 | He could hear T'ai Cho 's among them . |
| 22 | She could hear Mary Deare droning on : ‘ Her light is going faint , and if it goes out that means she is dead . |
| 23 | Even as he was shaking his head , Patrick could hear Tom Rooney saying to him , " You 're part of the organization now … we look after our own , " and then he remembered the young gunman 's statement , " We need people like you … if any of you feel like joining … " |