On the way out I heard a strange noise coming from up above.

I was getting out my key when a strange noise started.

There was no answer from the outside, just the same strange noise.

There was certainly, they say, a very strange noise at the beginning of everything.

She was sure strange noises were going on all about her.

Several hours passed, and then I suddenly heard a strange noise above my head.

After a moment I heard this strange noise; they were making sound for themselves.

I knew all the strange noises an old house makes.

Suddenly she heard a strange noise, and there in front of her was a boy.

And all the while, the strange new noise continued its slow growth.