The construct's words seemed to come out of the air beside my ear.

Because he was almost persuaded that, right beside his ear, someone else sighed too.

She could hear Derek's words of encouragement beside her ear.

As she bent forward, her lips brushed close beside his ear.

Something else, fist or weapon, hit him hard beside his ear.

And all the while he had one right beside his ear!

Her scream was like a shotgun fired beside his ear.

I dropped to a point beside the Woman's ear.

It was a difficult task, but then something shifted on the pillow, right beside her left ear.

A portrait of how she used to look had been propped beside her right ear.