At that moment they heard footsteps approach a lot of them.

Slow footsteps approach on the other side of the door.

She heard footsteps approaching and looked up to see her father.

As if from very far away he heard footsteps approaching.

Lost in thought, I did not hear the footsteps approaching from behind.

He heard footsteps approaching from behind him just then, and turned.

I heard the footsteps approach from the darkness off to one side.

His mother did not call again, and no footsteps approached behind him.

Then he heard a door open and footsteps approaching him.

Footsteps approached the bed, and a moment later she could feel someone standing next to her.