It was barely seven o'clock when he heard the tramp of footsteps outside in the passage.
The sound of footsteps could be heard outside.
The footsteps outside could not be heard at all.
the two women are speaking adamantly to the hair dresser through the mirror
A number of gambling opportunities provide a change of scene.
Whales leap into the air.
The two dogs are playing in the gravel.
Nobody is lying.
I took a class called Anthropology 101, taught by an elderly professor.