Somewhere toward the back of the house the shower was running.

I could hear the shower running somewhere in the back of the apartment.

He got up and followed his means to an end to the bathroom, where the shower was running.

I could hear showers running somewhere out of sight to my left.

But the shower was still running and David, suddenly worried, opened the bathroom door.

The shower ran on, washed the last of the blood down the drain.

Leaving the shower running on the corpse had been a clever touch.

He could hear the shower running in the bathroom.

However, the shower still ran; she was not out.

My children have learned not to bang on the bathroom door while the shower is running because they know that "Mommy's thinking."