Example sentences of "she [modal v] hear [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind her she could hear Ben , pulling covers off chairs and tables , searching , restlessly searching for something . |
| 2 | Almost she could hear Philip whistling … |
| 3 | Through the sudden fierce pulsing of her blood , she could hear Taggy describing how she had found her mistress clinging to a bedpost in one of the spare chambers . |
| 4 | Behind her , in the shadows , she could hear Florence making odd , bad-tempered cow-noises as she shifted about on the hard floor . |
| 5 | Mrs Langley rose from a chair by the fire and Alexandra was aware of her daughters and someone else on a sofa in the great square bay window ; and even as Mrs Langley was greeting her she could hear Rose say clearly , ‘ Well , whatever else she has n't got , she certainly has elegant clothes , ’ and Alexandra , stung out of all terror quite suddenly , said crisply , ‘ I will tell my aunt how much you admire her taste . |
| 6 | Ace thought she could hear Defries shouting . |
| 7 | As she went round to the back of the Post Office , she could hear Mrs Hollins and Rachel in the kitchen , giggling and chattering while they cooked their Sunday lunch . |
| 8 | She could hear Mrs Owen being castigated for not having turned right and left , instead of left and right , to Haematology , seeing as it was her first time . |
| 9 | She could hear Mrs Lorimer shouting for her favourite lodger , then she heard her say in a loud voice , ‘ It 's a woman . |
| 10 | She could hear Maria clattering about with her water buckets in the yard and far off church bells ringing somewhere north of the Arno . |
| 11 | More immediately she could hear Paul 's resounding , |
| 12 | She could hear Breda , the under-housemaid , Lizzie 's supplementary , and Peggy , Mrs Geary 's slave , murmuring and giggling in the laundry — their jokes were beyond her . |
| 13 | She could hear Moxie catching her breath . |
| 14 | She could hear Feargal treading softly down behind her , could imagine the stupid grin on his face , and , with a last determined effort , she humped her suitcase to the front door . |
| 15 | She led the way along the back passages towards the small dressing-rooms and she could hear William 's well-soled boots clattering against the stone floor . |
| 16 | For the first time since she arrived in Rome , the connection came up immediately and she could hear Nora 's voice , distant but clear , at the other end . |
| 17 | Cocking her head she could hear Weaver 's furtive movements about the kitchen . |
| 18 | When she returned two hours later , pausing to unhitch her skirt , which had caught on the wire safety railing , she could hear Nathan cursing angrily . |
| 19 | She could hear Jenkins and Laidlaw talking in the bar room below her . |
| 20 | She could hear Jack and Alison modifying the pitch of their voices as they came up the stairs . |
| 21 | As she could hear Jack coming down the stairs she returned to the kitchen and picked up the metal spoon and plunged it into the saucepan which she had not yet put on to heat . |
| 22 | Behind her she could hear Jack calmly telling everyone to go and shower and change and come back in full barrier gear . |
| 23 | She could hear Gloria behind calling for her . |
| 24 | It was so close to her head she could hear Bella Kropotkin 's husky , languid voice . |
| 25 | Over her shoulder she could hear Joe . |
| 26 | The room was empty , but she could hear Mr Browning 's voice from the bedroom and was now certain that was where the cry was coming from . |
| 27 | I n the background she could hear Brassard being soothing on the phone : ‘ Of course , Ron … |
| 28 | She could hear Penry 's heart pounding against hers , as her kisses matched his in utter frenzy . |
| 29 | She could hear Brian moving about in his study overhead . |
| 30 | She could hear Mary Deare droning on : ‘ Her light is going faint , and if it goes out that means she is dead . |