Example sentences of "[pron] could see [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was almost dark when I found it and it was not until I arrived home that I could see its lovely design . |
| 2 | But I , I 'm hating , but I mean yeah I could see its cleverness . |
| 3 | I could see her English neighbour shutting her front door in our faces , and yet all the same we left the two children there , rushing away after I 'd pinched their cheeks to make them cry so that she 'd have to come out to them . |
| 4 | I could see her face very clearly in the wisp of cloud that was now making its way across the sky . |
| 5 | I could see her thinking , ‘ We ca n't send this one on a book tour . ’ |
| 6 | This afternoon — I arrived in Salisbury at around three thirty — when I entered my address in her register as ‘ Darlington Hall ’ , I could see her look at me with some trepidation , assuming no doubt that I was some gentleman used to such places as the Ritz or the Dorchester and that I would storm out of her guest house on being shown my room . |
| 7 | I could see her face now , Mum 's face , eyeshadow and lipstick perfect as always , struggling there in the thick slimy mud — gasping , sinking … |
| 8 | She said that if I stood in my doorway I could see her face , for the girl was not veiled . |
| 9 | And , coming closer , I could see her features properly . |
| 10 | Even from fifty yards away I could see her pained expression . |
| 11 | I could see her chest move in and out inside the light cotton jacket . |
| 12 | By then I was on my feet and I could see her face , the cheeks marked by the slaps he had given her , the eyes showing signs of intelligence again . |
| 13 | She frowned at me ; I could see her great , black eyebrows draw together , and the smoke coming from her nostrils . |
| 14 | In fact she was walking up and down and I could see her mouth opening and closing as she meowed , though I could n't hear her . |
| 15 | I could see her paws sticking out through the wire door and she was making one hell of a racket . |
| 16 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 17 | They waved once and I waved back , and for some time I could see their bright jackets in the dappled shade of the afternoon sun . |
| 18 | The vehicles drew alongside and I could see their amber lights through the canvas and hear slamming doors and excited friendly voices . |
| 19 | Even if I had no longer been able to see the real images in my mind I could see their representations as clearly as if they hung before me , and the two were beginning to run together . |
| 20 | I could see their backs gleaming , like dark blue silk . |
| 21 | Not quite true , Sarah thought , although I could see their good points . |
| 22 | The launderers were at their evening meal — I could see their backs at the windows . |
| 23 | Beyond the lych gate I could see their horses milling about , raising small clouds of yellow dust . |
| 24 | ‘ I could see their point , ’ Crawford said afterwards . |
| 25 | We won for a third time at Zandvoort , the first grand prix of the season : apart from the prize money , that moved us up a scale on the start money and suddenly I could see our way through the rest of the season . |
| 26 | ‘ I could see our soap factory in the serail on top of the hill and St Peter 's church next to it . |
| 27 | I could see our ship , but it was wrecked and there was nobody near it . |
| 28 | From my seat I could see your profile . |
| 29 | I even brought her here so that I could see your reaction to her , see if that spark of jealousy you 'd once felt towards her was still there . ’ |
| 30 | Yeah , I could see your mother going |