Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [pron] could see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | It had certainly been built to last , and although we could see it had lost a lot of windows and the stonework was damaged , it was obviously going to be standing there a few more years yet . |
2 | Her clothes were different — foreign , and smart — but her hair was red , and although I could see she was n't beautiful I thought she was . |
3 | But if you could see me , you 'd think me but a sorry object to hobble to an altar . |
4 | As surely as if he could see them actually arriving , see them now , he pictured the stolen lorries driven in . |
5 | Well , we 've met the guy who lives up above us , because he jumped out of bed , they 've got french windows like we have , up above there , and he jumped out , and we were just sitting watching the telly or something , we heard these footsteps like going across the ceiling , it 's as though we could see 'em , cos we could sort of hear it and feel it . |
6 | When we were in the meadow opposite the Grotto and Father was talking about Bernadette I felt as though I could see her . |