Example sentences of "[pron] could see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , I wished I could see her . |
| 2 | I could see her working out how many jars she 'd be able to carry in her hand luggage . |
| 3 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 4 | When we were in the meadow opposite the Grotto and Father was talking about Bernadette I felt as though I could see her . |
| 5 | ‘ I walked round her bed I could see her lying face up under the bedclothes , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I could see her checking out every point on the landscape , sussing the locality . |
| 7 | I could see her looking at the vessel by the jetty . |
| 8 | And I could see her quite clearly , all the way to the bottom , which was not full of water but blood … |
| 9 | I could see her now that my eyes were in the shadow of a branch . |
| 10 | I could see her proudly carrying on her head an amphora to a well and disdaining all admirers . |
| 11 | For a long while , I could see her in the rear-view mirror , standing in the dusty road in her long white dress , holding her child and looking after the Felder . |
| 12 | When she passed under the streetlight I could see her long , curly hair was red ; its rich hue glowed like fire , despite the way the artificial light stripped the colour from everything else it touched . |
| 13 | The girl , when I could see her properly , was a rough-looking twenty , and had as many coats of paint over her eyes as a Roller gets on its doors . |
| 14 | ‘ Well now , I could see her for a moment . |
| 15 | I could see her smiling too , for some reason . |
| 16 | I could see her in my rear view mirror . |
| 17 | He sat at his work ad I could see him . |
| 18 | I could see him wondering whether to warn the bursar he might be one or two fees short next term . |
| 19 | He called to me again and though I could not quite make out his words , I could see him gesturing for me to join him . |
| 20 | As a wipeout specialist myself , I could see him being torn apart by the turbulence , I could feel his bursting lungs and taste the fear of blacking out . |
| 21 | I was down here at Sunset and I could see him out there doing it . |
| 22 | I could see him out of the corner of my eye and I thought , I 'm going to stick with him . |
| 23 | I could see him . |
| 24 | There was , at last , a look of alarm on his face , and I could see him wondering whether he really would have to pull the small trigger . |
| 25 | I thought if I could see him … ’ |
| 26 | We will take it steadily and I could see him as a Festival hope . |
| 27 | I could see him now , outlined fairly clearly against the light background of the beach , as the torch-beam cleared the path and he came fast along the shore towards the boat-house . |
| 28 | He was developing an acute social and political conscience , and I could see him devoting his life to the Labour Party . |
| 29 | For the rest of the night , I could see him pointing at me and telling all the other guests what I had said to him . |
| 30 | I could see him playing Ted Bundy . ’ |