How to use "listening" in a sentence

They played for about an hour, and I was lying back with my eyes closed, listening happily

Valjean stood listening

He spent the next two nights walking around the garden, checking the gate, listening for noises, but nothing unusual happened.

He sat for a long time listening to the sound of distant gunfire in the city, wondering how to get his revenge, when suddenly he heard footsteps

Jean Valjean, who had arrived unnoticed at the barricade, had been listening to the argument and had quickly understood the situation.

They seemed to be listening for something, waiting for someone to move

After listening to Marius's heart, he organized his removal to a bed in another room, and returned to M

Jean Valjean listened as she described the view from the room that would be his, the beauty of the garden, the singing of the birds, but he was listening more to the music of her voice than to the meaning of her words

No more listening to that awful laugh, no more looking at her boring face

And now there is silence in the carriage, and Sarah sees that everyone is listening to the conversation.

He was quiet, just listening

"But I love listening to you!"

She just had to hope that no one was listening in on their conversation.

I sat there, listening to the sound of Maxim's voice

She cocked her head, listening closely

In the brittle silence of the desert night, she imagined that she could sense an intruder listening too, listening for her.

As Tina stood in this beautiful theater, glancing down at the colorfully costumed people milling about on the stage, then looking at Joel's rubbery face, listening as her co-producer unblushingly raved about their handiwork, she was happier than she had been in a long time

She froze, listening.

They sat side by side on the sofa in front of the fireplace, watching the flames and the occasional bursts of orange sparks, listening to music, and talking, talking, talking

"I've been listening," she said.

I went into my garden and stood listening, but towards the common there was nothing moving.

I was sitting near him, listening hard

I realised that she was listening at the door a moment ago.

I noticed that a man close to us was listening with interest to our conversation

They are listening to Sergeant Gonzales