Example sentences of "he could hear [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From behind he could hear horses whinneying , brakes applied , a crash and splintering wood . |
| 2 | Although Hazel guessed that they must now have gone further from the warren than any rabbit he had ever talked to , he was not sure whether they were yet safely away : and it was while he was wondering — not for the first time — whether he could hear sounds of pursuit that he first noticed the dark masses of the trees and the brook disappearing among them . |
| 3 | He thought he could hear footsteps now , nailed boots scuffing on worn stone . |
| 4 | he could hear voices from within the room now , three possibly four — accents , and they all sounded either Irish or Dublin . |
| 5 | He thought he could hear voices now ; silvery , gentle voices , dark voices , that made you think you might be being watched . |
| 6 | Seb stirred irritably , imagining he could hear voices . |
| 7 | At last he could hear voices , English voices . |
| 8 | He could hear vehicles moving along the road , dropping storm-troopers off at regular intervals as they started to search the forest . |
| 9 | Outside he could hear children shouting on the lake . |
| 10 | He could hear snatches of conversation from across the room . |