When they reached the edge of the water, the men's footsteps grew louder.

The door from the porch stood open in front of her and she could hear footsteps growing louder there.

I heard the key turning, then his footsteps growing fainter.

She could hear the heavy, deliberate footsteps growing louder outside her door.

The footsteps grew fainter and finally died away in the distance.

The footsteps grew closer, off to his left now.

The footsteps grew loud again, seeming to move away from the closet.

The footsteps grew louder, came level, diminished as they continued down the corridor.

The basement room beyond was dark, but Kirk could hear running footsteps growing fainter.

The whole tunnel lit up as the footsteps and voices grew louder.