Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] just hear [art] " in BNC.

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1 High and very far to the north I could just hear an aeroplane , only the third or fourth I had heard at night since coming to the island .
2 I could just hear the footsteps ; they seemed a little slower , and …
3 She could just hear the silence filling with exasperation , but when he answered he was quite in control of his temper and his voice .
4 No they wo n't , they 'll just hear the tone , tone
5 On the far bank they might just discern the silhouette of a straining horse on the tow-path ; from nearby they might just hear a discreet splosh as the eel-fishermen cast off and slipped out into the stream .
6 Straining his ears , he could just hear a metallic scratching noise .
7 Beyond the soft sounds of the garden he could just hear the noise of London .
8 Nobody passed by for a long time , and he could just hear the faint music in the distance .
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