1.   Another door slammed, footsteps sounded on the cement patio.

2.   John and Simon, although they had sounded cheerful on the telephone, were fractious, upset, and ultimately a crashing bore.

3.   I wonder exactly what sounds on the tape the word represents.

4.   If so was it as bad as it sounded on the radio?

5.   But a moment later her heart stopped in her chest as a sharp tap sounded on the door.

6.   A knock sounded on the door.

7.   At Ibrox on Wednesday night we heard the usual rammy of an unco-ordinated band and throng, and pretty awful it sounded on the radio.

8.   Ee well he sounded good on the phone.

9.   I hate the way I sound on tape.

10.   Although it sounded reasonable on principle, this decision failed badly in practice.