Hello everyone, here are some sentences with the word "BELL". I've made them up to see if I've understood all the meanings and usage of this word. Can you please correct them? I've also asked a question in brackets in sentence 8. I'd really appreciate your answer. Thank you in advance!
1) The most exciting moment at school is when the bell rings to signal the end of the class!
2) The church's bell rings everyday at noon.
3) She was wearing a top and bell-bottomed trousers. She looked gorgeous!
4) She loves bell-shaped flowers, like, for example, bluebells.
5) My sister plays the trumpet, which is an instrument with a bell at the end.
6) All the cows of the farm are belled. I'm not sure if the is actually wrong, but I've never seen or heard BELL used as a verb that way.
7) My friend has a mute cat, so he belled it so that he can always hear it and know where it is. Same as number 6
8) Yesterday I met my friend's boyfriend. I think we had already met as his name rings a bell, but I don't remember when. (Can "a face" ring a bell? When for example someone's face looks familiar, but I don't remember where I've already seen him/her)
I disagree with the other poster - 'his/her face rings a bell' is a very common saying. Maybe it's not technically correct, but it's quite commone for native US speakers. There's even a dumb joke that makes use of that phrase.
9) While I was cooking, the doorbell rang.
10) I'll give you a ring/buzz/jingle (slang) as soon as I have some news. I don't think BELL is used this way. At least I've never heard it.
11) When my mother found out that I was spending all my money, her alarm bells started ringing.
12) My brother's reactions should make our alarm bells ring.