Example sentences of "she [vb mod] hear [noun] " 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 | Ana seemed to pick up the vibes very quickly and tagged along with Mitch , laughing at his humour , turning her head from time to time in Maggie 's direction as if she could hear steam coming from her ears . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Almost she could hear Philip whistling … |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Behind her , in the shadows , she could hear Florence making odd , bad-tempered cow-noises as she shifted about on the hard floor . |
| 7 | She could hear conversation in the distance , and Sister 's voice — oh , no , Sister would be suspicious — |
| 8 | Mavis informed him archly that when she looked into his horny palm she could hear wedding-bells . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She could hear sounds on the other side . |
| 11 | Ace thought she could hear Defries shouting . |
| 12 | It was cool under the trees , and she could hear birds singing . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She could hear Mrs Lorimer shouting for her favourite lodger , then she heard her say in a loud voice , ‘ It 's a woman . |
| 16 | She could hear Maria clattering about with her water buckets in the yard and far off church bells ringing somewhere north of the Arno . |
| 17 | She could hear activity in the workrooms . |
| 18 | More immediately she could hear Paul 's resounding , |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | She could hear Moxie catching her breath . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She could hear footsteps approaching and the sound of a bar being lifted . |
| 24 | She could hear footsteps striding along the corridor behind her . |
| 25 | She could hear hysteria mounting and once again Felipe was not there . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Either she could hear jungle drums or the beating of her own heart . |
| 28 | As she got to the top of the stairs she could hear Marguerite arguing with Alain . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | She could hear fitzAlan firing more questions at her , sensed his rage was slipping out of control again , but could only flinch from it . |