1
He could still hear the purring; it remained steady, uninterrupted.
2
They could still hear the purring of the motor as Maenck's car moved slowly up the street.
3
The roaring had ceased but under the bungalow they could hear the purring of a tiger as it rubbed itself against a post.
4
Ours inserted itself in the queue, hearing the purring before we saw the cats.
5
Suddenly I heard the purring of Boche planes overhead.
6
He heard the purring growl again, rising and falling.
7
Then she heard the purring of an automobile behind her-thefirst vehicle that she had seen since leaving town.
8
He heard the purring of limousines gliding into Pall Mall, and the vibrato of taxi-cabs whipped into action by the piercing blast of club-porters' whistles.
9
And the bear listened, and heard the purring of the cat, and it seemed to him that the cat was angrily muttering, "Small, small, small...."