Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] could hear [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 2 | Mark looked up at the tiny speck in the stratosphere and imagined he could hear the air hostess requesting passengers to fasten their seat belts . |
| 3 | She walked up the path and rang the bell , and while she stood waiting she could hear the television blaring inside . |
| 4 | In the silence that followed I could hear the beer pumps hissing behind the bar at the back of the room . |
| 5 | As we pulled our tuxedos over our damp shirts and straightened our bow ties we could hear the band striking up the bridal march . |
| 6 | But even as he prayed he could hear the voice of William 's grandad berating him from under the lid of the closed coffin . |
| 7 | I fancied I could hear the cold laughter of market traders and the chant of children 's games . |
| 8 | She fancied she could hear the rustle of taffeta and a man 's step : liebchen . |
| 9 | Ronni could hear the beating of her heart and she fancied she could hear the beat of Guido 's , too — beating with hopeless love for Silvia . |
| 10 | Over to the west , the allied fires petered out at the same point ; yet Thiercelin fancied he could hear the rumble of distant movement . |
| 11 | He fancied he could hear the thing moving about outside and he was glad that the door was locked . |
| 12 | Sometimes I thought I could hear the noise of the rapids . |
| 13 | And when you sat , trembling forgetfully , on one of the benches in the frosted gardens , with the grass like white hair standing on end , you felt you could hear the ghosts of the children 's cries and shouts — for here they must surely have played in their packs . |
| 14 | She thought she could hear a noise . |
| 15 | Tallis thought she could hear the creak of a cart … |
| 16 | On 29th October , 21 days after the accident , some of the miners thought they could hear the sound of moaning and worked with renewed vigour . |
| 17 | As Endill approached him he thought he could hear a loud ticking coming from his direction . |
| 18 | He thought he could hear a growing murmur outside . |
| 19 | As they travelled along Endill thought he could hear the sound of an engine revving nearby . |
| 20 | Rincewind thought he could hear the muffled sound of grumbling and the scrape of a stool being dragged across the floor . |
| 21 | He thought he could hear the faint whoop of approaching sirens . |
| 22 | As he spoke I could hear the rush of shells passing over heading in the direction of the German positions . |
| 23 | I think I could hear a tractor working . |