Example sentences of "[pron] could hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes I thought I could hear the noise of the rapids . |
| 2 | I could hear the young man 's hiccoughy laughter all over again , this time with more telling effect . |
| 3 | The stars were clouded over , the gas lights were dim then grew a bit brighter , and I could hear a tinkly organ out of tune , the sound came from the direction of the Iron Pier . |
| 4 | I could hear the salvoes going over as Taff got into his trench and indicated that I should get into mine . |
| 5 | As he spoke I could hear the rush of shells passing over heading in the direction of the German positions . |
| 6 | in the rear of the trench , wrapped myself in an old Army blanket , I could hear the sound of the German sniping starting up for the day . |
| 7 | As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench . |
| 8 | I could hear him bawling and banging his way through the Nissen hut across the way . |
| 9 | I could hear the water sizzle , and we spun round like a cockchafer … |
| 10 | I could hear him whistling a long way behind . |
| 11 | She went into the bedroom with me great-grandad and I could hear her saying : ‘ Do you have the injection in your arm or in your backside , Mr Ramsay ? ’ |
| 12 | I could hear Otley 's voice growing fainter . |
| 13 | I could hear her giggles fading into the distance as I led the dog back into the house . |
| 14 | At the same time I could hear someone tapping frantically on the glass door of the kiosk , someone far too anxious to clamber in with me . |
| 15 | I could hear that odious voice crackling . |
| 16 | I could hear the excited mooing of innumerable cows . |
| 17 | I could hear those words of David Wilkerson over and over , ‘ Jesus loves you , Nicky , Jesus loves you . ’ |
| 18 | I tiptoed upstairs , some time ago , and I could hear her crying . ’ |
| 19 | Ambulances were screaming back and forth , and then in the distance I could hear the rumble of tanks … |
| 20 | The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound . |
| 21 | Now I could hear the throb of impatience in his voice as he waited for the curtain to go up . |
| 22 | For a moment , I could hear their indistinct voices and the faint sound of , ‘ Manchester City , Manchester City … ’ |
| 23 | I fancied I could hear the cold laughter of market traders and the chant of children 's games . |
| 24 | I could hear one of them , an old paratrooper who had fought in the desert . |
| 25 | I could hear them laughing behind me . |
| 26 | I could hear them fumbling with the ladder at the window . |
| 27 | It was another still island day and I could hear the sounds of a motorbike and chainsaw on the mainland . |
| 28 | Eventually I walked the night away , twice hiding in the ditch of the old Glencoe road as lagerlout cars — I could hear their maleficent approach down the glen — tyre-screeched past . |
| 29 | The window was open at the top and I could hear the church bells ringing in the distance . |
| 30 | As the time grew nearer , Shanti began to call me Molly , and I could hear her on the telephone telling her friends , ‘ I 'm going to meet my mother . ’ |