Example sentences of "[pron] could hear [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was more firing and I could hear chips of wood being torn from the trees . |
| 2 | I could hear bullets hitting the front of the car . ’ |
| 3 | I could hear gulls crying , and the soft , flattened whispering of the sea . |
| 4 | At night I could hear owls hooting , and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away . |
| 5 | I could hear boulders grinding on the river bed and the grumble of thunder was like the sound of distant gunfire . |
| 6 | As I walked forlornly around on my own , I could hear fragments of different conversations wafting over the music : |
| 7 | At midnight I could hear cars honk their horns . |
| 8 | Outside , I could hear doors opening on the gallery and running footsteps . |
| 9 | Cheerful crashes and bangs floated up from Doris 's kitchen as I went back upstairs , and I could hear outbursts of raucous male laughter and pinch-induced shrieks . |
| 10 | The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound . |
| 11 | I could hear voices far away and then something hurt my shoulder . |
| 12 | I turned then , for I could hear voices . |
| 13 | I could hear voices somewhere as I looked around , studying the portraits , examining the marquetry of the chairs and tables , all of which were ranged formally about the walls . |
| 14 | I could hear curses and grunts , clothes being pulled on , and the familiar twang as cheap bedsprings were relieved of their customary pressure . |
| 15 | When the older woman strained to attract Fru Møller 's attention for more coffee , Elisabeth was sure that she could hear seams ripping apart and press-studs popping . |
| 16 | Mavis informed him archly that when she looked into his horny palm she could hear wedding-bells . |
| 17 | She could hear sounds on the other side . |
| 18 | It was cool under the trees , and she could hear birds singing . |
| 19 | She moved away , walking beside the river , but she could hear footsteps behind her in the grass , and felt love all around her , like perfume in the air . |
| 20 | She could hear footsteps approaching and the sound of a bar being lifted . |
| 21 | She could hear footsteps striding along the corridor behind her . |
| 22 | And pretended she could hear gulls mewing and the squeak of sand under the balls of her feet and the rhythm of wings . |
| 23 | When she woke , her husband had gone and outside she could hear horses in the street . |
| 24 | She could hear cars and lorries swooshing past and tried desperately to call for help but she had no breath . |
| 25 | Most people were out enjoying themselves and she could hear children on the beach which was not far away . |
| 26 | She could hear parts of the conversation between the two lost souls , and when Tess went back upstairs , Mrs Brooks crept quietly up to listen outside the bedroom door . |
| 27 | She could hear guests on the tennis-courts ; if she were to walk back to the house now , straightway , taking the short cut , she could avoid them . |
| 28 | She could hear ventilators pumping somewhere deeper in the complex , but they did n't seem to be equal to the job . |
| 29 | She could hear voices and movements in the kitchen below . |
| 30 | There was no one in the stable or the yard , but when she came close to the back door she could hear voices from the kitchen . |