1.   As the mail train thundered past and disappeared into the distance he heard the familiar sound of footsteps.

2.   It had become a familiar sound over the last couple of days.

3.   Suddenly she heard the familiar sound of the key being turned in the front door.

4.   The familiar sounds brought Jehan to a sense of the place and the time.

5.   We heard the familiar sound of coyotes in the distance.

6.   Yet other problems arise from familiar sound, structures or words being used in unfamiliar combinations, or for unfamiliar purposes.

7.   It sounds good -- like a heavier club mix of the familiar Inner City sound.

8.   It was a familiar sound to her.