Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] could hear [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 On the landing she could hear voices coming from the living-room and she pushed open the door .
2 From the banks we could hear dogs barking .
3 At night I could hear owls hooting , and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away .
4 At midnight I could hear cars honk their horns .
5 Mavis informed him archly that when she looked into his horny palm she could hear wedding-bells .
6 There was no one in the stable or the yard , but when she came close to the back door she could hear voices from the kitchen .
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