Both words in one sentence
- The episode "Come Dancing" of The Goodies has an unusual example, with the one on the receiving end simply revealing he wasn't listening.
Source: Not Listening to Me, Are You? - In White Noise, once John begins experimenting with EVP (a way of listening to/seeing spirits in the beyond) on his own, he starts receiving messages from his late wife, believing them ways to save people.
Source: Unwitting Pawn
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