reach somebody's ears

No matter what sound reached his ears, he wasn't looking back.

The report of the shot reached his ears a second later.

From off in the night a sound had reached his ears.

No sound reached their ears; nothing moved in the land ahead.

She was about to follow it when a new sound reached her ears.

He stood thus for some moments until a small sound reached his ears.

These facts are general knowledge and will perhaps have reached your ears.

Until then, no protest had ever reached the ears of the government.

Suddenly, the sound of someone running up the stairs reached his ears.

The noise from below had at last reached his ears.