Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] could see [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many books lay open , carelessly scattered about , so that I could see how Frankenstein had scribbled notes in their margins . |
| 2 | It may even have been — for he was quick to spot poetic talent — that he could see where Betjeman 's true genius lay . |
| 3 | Then the boat went down between the waves and she could see only mountains of wild water everywhere . |
| 4 | Richard opened slowly and then the cock was in and he could see only Martin 's glistening blond hair between his legs . |
| 5 | She was horrified ; not only because she could see how Beth had thoroughly exhausted herself , but because she had been taken on two weeks ago by Mr Miller , who had told her categorically , ‘ I do n't want Mrs Miller tackling any of the heavier domestic tasks , you understand ? |