Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] hear [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe I 'll hear Maggie 's ground-car swooshing over the hill to rescue me . |
| 2 | I could hear Nell 's voice announcing calmly that everyone had time for another drink . |
| 3 | ’ I could hear Lili again as the crowd shifted . |
| 4 | Daddy is quite a philosopher , I could hear Mrs Hobbs saying . |
| 5 | I I could hear Meg talking a minute ago to me . |
| 6 | I could hear Quigley give a sort of low whimper , but otherwise he said nothing . |
| 7 | I could hear Auntie Jean shouting at me but I could n't make out anything she was saying . |
| 8 | I could hear Otley 's voice growing fainter . |
| 9 | Was it Monday , no it was yesterday , I was in the loo and I could hear this paper being ripped and I thought oh they 've got one of my club catalogues , I did n't think any more of it and then I could hear Joseph going weee , I thought what the devil 's he got , so went out , Joseph has got the flying circus bus that was meant for Charlotte and him and , Brenda and Charlotte was sharing the , the , garage thing that I 've brought so I thought well now it 's out , well they 're not going to keep all that till I said to him whatever is Father Christmas going to say , I said he 's supposed to be taking these away to bring I said er , what 's Father Christmas gon na say ? , no Ben forget , so I thought while they 're out I could see Joseph 's playing a lot , way with this bus thing , he was having a whale of a time , he thought that was great , so I said to Charlotte I said do you like that bus ? |
| 10 | But I could hear David Riccio 's screams . |
| 11 | I could hear Sorley thumping around inside and then a distinctive whine and a sort of humming stutter . |
| 12 | I could hear Timmy shouting . |
| 13 | I could hear Frederico saying it . |
| 14 | As I crept downstairs , I could hear Mr Rochester in his room , walking up and down and sighing . |
| 15 | Neighbour George Wynne said : ‘ I could hear Susan screaming ‘ Somebody help me ’ . |
| 16 | I could hear Vern puffing , then breathing deeply , then breathing more steadily . |
| 17 | We were alone on deck , though not the only ones awake for I could hear Rickie and Ellen 's voices coming from the open skylight of the main saloon . |
| 18 | Family friend Kenneth Duke said : ‘ I could hear Claire shouting for help . |
| 19 | Behind me , I could hear Mac 's screaming turn … muffled … must have been when … when his face was sucked into the wall . |
| 20 | I could hear Jamie and the girl running after me shouting , but I was already past the old chip shop and the war memorial and picking up speed . |
| 21 | It was Mrs Craven 's garden , and when she died so suddenly , Mr Craven locked it and buried the key — Oh , I must go , I can hear Mrs Medlock 's bell ringing for me . ’ |
| 22 | I can hear Victor asking what I 'd do if I started losing the fight ; let them kick me about while all the time I could stop them ; let them find the gun ? |
| 23 | Sometimes I can hear Elizabeth smile , even before I hear the smile changing the shape of her voice . |
| 24 | ‘ I think I can hear Edwin and Daisy at the door , ’ said Sophia in a relieved tone , going out into the hall . |
| 25 | I can hear Karen and Angela talking . |
| 26 | I can hear Kenneth running his bath . |
| 27 | Even as I write I can hear Imran Khan sighing all the way from Lahore . |
| 28 | I can hear Blanche out there you know . |
| 29 | I can hear Rufus barking good as well . |
| 30 | I can hear Andy 's muffled shouting ; for a moment I think I 've lost them and run past them somehow ; then I see them , almost straight ahead . |