Example sentences of "distance he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the distance he could hear a familiar rumble growing louder . |
| 2 | In the distance he could hear the sound of water dripping and he kept a look out for puddles , holes , fallen beams or any other dangers that might be around the next corner . |
| 3 | In what seemed to him to be the far distance he could see Mariana and the President climbing up the meadow to meet him . |
| 4 | In the distance he could hear the requiem mass that was being piped at a discreet volume throughout the store . |
| 5 | That aversion to touch was coupled with the distance he could put between himself and others , the withdrawal . |
| 6 | Even from this distance he could see the vast , pitted sprawl of landing pads , twenty li in diameter , its southernmost edge opening out on to Hsuan Wu lake , the curve of the ancient Yangtze forming a natural barrier to the north-east , like a giant moat two li in width . |
| 7 | Even at this distance he could make out the faint octarine glow in the air that must be indicating a stable magic aura of at least — he gasped — several milliprime ? |
| 8 | In the distance he could see a group of dog-walkers . |
| 9 | In the distance he could hear a woman 's heels catching on the cobbles as she ran to keep an appointment . |
| 10 | Somewhere in the distance he could hear the infuriating whistle . |