Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] could hear [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside they could hear Mr O'Donnell , the vet , playing his accordion but nobody was singing . |
| 2 | Inside he could hear Malik 's voice . |
| 3 | From the room above he could hear Daisy bursting into vigorous song . |
| 4 | More immediately she could hear Paul 's resounding , |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | Almost she could hear Philip whistling … |
| 7 | She breathed a sigh of relief , and ran through to the living-room where she could hear Stephen 's voice . |