Example sentences of "could [adv] hear his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could hardly hear his thoughts above the rasping of his breath . |
| 2 | He could still hear his granny singing ‘ Kevin Barry ’ on Saint Patrick 's Day , still remember the stories of the Easter Uprising and the Famine . |
| 3 | He could still hear his music , as if it were very far away . |
| 4 | I could still hear his voice . |
| 5 | She could still hear his voice . |
| 6 | Inside his head he could still hear his father 's slighting reference to a " Momma 's boy " and because this rankled more than his inability to shoot the doe , he hurried on ahead of her in case his father should turn and see them close together . |
| 7 | The Captain could almost hear his heart beating , not to mention the Mate 's teeth chattering . |
| 8 | She could almost hear his voice again . |
| 9 | The teacher queried one boy 's answer , he stood in rapt recalculation , you could almost hear his brain working . |
| 10 | A working ormolu and bronze lion mantel clock — Louis Quinze , he could almost hear his wife Carole exclaiming — reminded him of the relentless passage of time . |
| 11 | Her love for him now seemed shameful and foolish ; she imagined Marjorie saying to him , ‘ That silly kid 's crazy about you ’ and could almost hear his laughter in her ears . |
| 12 | She could almost hear his language . |