Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] hear her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tiptoed upstairs , some time ago , and I could hear her crying . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ He started shouting at her , I could hear her crying , so I unlocked the door . |
| 3 | She paused and I could hear her brain cells creaking into action as she reached out a hand covered in enough costume jewellery to make a decent knuckle-duster . |
| 4 | I could hear her laugh . |
| 5 | I could hear her mum in the background — ‘ Cal , who is it ? |
| 6 | I could hear her breath go , as if she knew this was the beginning of the end . |
| 7 | In the wind and rattle sounds I 'd hear her start to cry and put my arm around her and lift her chin and say something that would calm her . |
| 8 | I can hear her right down the end of the garden . |
| 9 | She could hear her heart crashing in her ears . |
| 10 | In the deafening silence inside the gallery she could hear her heart thumping madly against her ribs . |
| 11 | She could hear her voice rising as the words tumbled out , disjointed , confused , resentful . |
| 12 | Every night as she lay in her bed , surrounded by her cuddly toys , she could hear her brother sobbing , crying for his mother . |
| 13 | When she reached the bottom , she could hear her brother 's voice from the living room . |
| 14 | She could hear her father loading suitcases into the boot of a car , then Frances , her mother , crunching across the gravel forecourt , the clunk of the car door being shut and the sound of a car engine revving and then slowly fading as her mother drove through the gates of Park House and out of her life . |
| 15 | She could hear her mother 's distant laughter and her voice saying faintly , ‘ Rachel , do stop showing off . ’ |
| 16 | She could hear her mother singing in the kitchen : |
| 17 | As she pulled it behind her , reckless of whether she slammed it or not , she could hear her mother 's voice again . |
| 18 | In the silence she could hear her mother wheezing as she breathed . |
| 19 | ‘ You could hear her voice ? ’ |
| 20 | She was screaming and you could hear her crying . |
| 21 | Breeze , curled up on the hearthrug in her favourite attitude , watched her and wondered when , if ever , she would hear her play again . |
| 22 | That 's Shaun , you can hear her talk . |
| 23 | The faces of the three nearly touched , as the two men leant over the table to hear what the woman had to say , and the woman leant over towards them so that they could hear her whisper . |
| 24 | Rory could n't help but wonder if he could hear her heart beating , since it was thundering in her own ears like jungle drums . |
| 25 | He could hear her voice rising and falling to a tune called ‘ Sunny Side of the Street ’ . |
| 26 | He could hear her voice as though she was here in this room , her own unique aroma all around him . |
| 27 | He could hear her voice talking softly now , from inside Chrissy 's room . |
| 28 | The hall light was still on and he put his ear to the letter box ; he could hear her voice on the telephone but could not distinguish her words . |
| 29 | He could hear her hairdryer , almost as hard on his nerves as a dentist 's drill ; it had ruined three attempts to get the message down already , but he did n't want to ask her to lay off for a while in case the uneasy peace was threatened yet again . |
| 30 | She got up and went out ; he could hear her doing things in the kitchen . |