Example sentences of "she [modal v] hear a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could hear a voice , calling her . |
| 2 | She thought she could hear a noise . |
| 3 | From somewhere she could hear a lecturer droning ; maybe it needed speeding up a little . |
| 4 | She could hear a hedgehog moving ‘ noiselessly ’ in the undergrowth , distinguish trees by the rustle of their leaves in the wind and the feel of their bark , and know of the nearness of flowers by their scents . |
| 5 | Now , when Tallis listened hard , she could hear a drum being beaten as a warning . |
| 6 | In the distance she could hear a train coming and could see the yellow lights of the oil lamps in the signal box . |
| 7 | She looked again for Pete , but Pete was no longer there ; and now she could hear a scattering of spontaneous applause — applause ! — and a few cheers and whistles which told her that the host had finally arrived on the scene . |
| 8 | From various tables near by she could hear a handful of languages being spoken : English , Italian , Malti , even Arabic . |
| 9 | She could hear a lot of background noise , the noise of life . |
| 10 | She could hear a lot of noise in the background before a voice spoke . |
| 11 | She could hear a note of disinterest in his voice , but something else too . |
| 12 | She could hear a quiver in his voice . |