Example sentences of "[pron] could hear [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was another still island day and I could hear the sounds of a motorbike and chainsaw on the mainland . |
| 2 | Outside I could hear the sounds made by Miss Hinkle as she returned from lunch . |
| 3 | ‘ The landing was ablaze and I could hear the soldiers shouting downstairs . |
| 4 | I could hear the bones breaking … |
| 5 | When I looked then at first I could n't see , it was all — you know — black like inside my eyes , but I knew they were open and I could hear the kids yelling — and when I got up he was lying on the sofa , snoring — he must 've just dropped me and let me where I lie- ’ She stopped and Clare sat quietly waiting . |
| 6 | I could hear the chattings of the current coach-load , and a call wafted over the water from the cruiser , ‘ Tea up , Geoffrey ! ’ and , irritably , ‘ Not when we 're docking , Mavis ! ’ |
| 7 | I could hear the salvoes going over as Taff got into his trench and indicated that I should get into mine . |
| 8 | Behind me I could hear the men calling again , " Hey , mister . |
| 9 | Describing the attack in court , Hendley said : ‘ I could hear the bangs on Tony 's head . |
| 10 | Buildings were in flames and I could hear the screams and moans of the trapped and injured . |
| 11 | I could hear the voices of the wood , and human voices , as well as snatches of song and music . |
| 12 | At Pook 's stables the yard was empty although she could hear the horses in their stalls . |
| 13 | Back there somewhere she could hear the miners ' grim shouts ; they were closer in the mahogany night . |
| 14 | While she changed , she could hear the others laughing and singing and when she emerged from the changing-room she found them all in the foyer waiting for her to emerge . |
| 15 | And she could hear the rooks cawing too . |
| 16 | Far above she could hear the leaves whispering in the currents of Undersea . |
| 17 | One enquirer said that she could hear the Messengers talking while being unable to speak to them . |
| 18 | While she did so , she could hear the launches tying up and the sound of laughter . |
| 19 | She sat and held her breath , and felt that she could hear the trees growing around her and that she was part of the same quiet measured progress , in a world devoid of people . |
| 20 | Out there in the rain , she could hear the sirens still howling , and great voices echoing ; blue and red lights , flashing , skidded across the undersides of clouds . |
| 21 | As soon as she passed the gate she could hear the sirens of ambulances echoing round the valley , and see the flashing lights of the emergency vehicles . |
| 22 | As she looked for a hiding place she could hear the voices increasing in volume . |
| 23 | When she went downstairs to make herself some toast it was still very dark , although it was eight o'clock and she could hear the children talking in their room . |
| 24 | Ruth tried not to show her terror when the timbers creaked and moaned like tormented spirits and she could hear the waves breaking on the deck above them . |
| 25 | ‘ We had a nest of white sticks in a tree and I can remember others of our kind soaring high on the wind and then stooping from out of that same hot sky , down towards the surface of the lake , their stoop so fast that you could hear the winds riffling and racing in their outstretched wings . |
| 26 | No that 's Dorothy , is n't it , the one that goes we were strolling along on moonlight bay , so you could hear the clouds singing you stole my heart moonlight bay . |
| 27 | I used to go to these houses with all the other kids , and you could hear the parents , someone would say , but he 's not very like his father , and then they 'd all explain in voices you could hear a mile away , and I would get funny looks from all the rest . |
| 28 | And then and of course as far as I remember we , you could hear the noises of the engines of course , terrible , not , not like planes today . |
| 29 | Mrs Glews : Well first of all you heard the sirens go off and then you all went down to the shelter and you could hear the planes coming over . |
| 30 | For hours , you could hear the dolphins rearing up |