Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb mod] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | bluecollar gipsy I can see it in your eyes . |
| 2 | ( If it is addressed to myself as Parish Clerk I will see that it is displayed prominently in the village . ) |
| 3 | The File Manager obligingly scans the entire disk and lists all the files beginning with Q. I can see that the ones I want have been installed under D : \WINDOWS\QUOTE , and I can use the File Manager to look at them . |
| 4 | In which case I would see that the sensible thing to do , which is what we have done , is to assume that the current vacancy rate stays the same as a percentage and that with a larger dwelling stock , results in some additional vacant dwellings . |
| 5 | ‘ Right , in that case I 'll see them now . ’ |
| 6 | In that case I 'll see you later . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In that case I 'll see him now , then he 'll be able to go ashore . ’ |
| 8 | If it was a straightforward case I could see , treat and discharge the patient without reference to a doctor . |
| 9 | In which case I can see jealousy as one of the nastier withdrawal symptoms . |
| 10 | Through a tear in the singlet I could see his rib bones sticking out . |
| 11 | From my rooftop I could see that one side of the prayer hall roof had collapsed . |
| 12 | As I entered the building I could see that it was damaged , probably by mortars , or shellfire . |
| 13 | From my position at the entrance to the dug-out I could see the wounded in the sunken road in the same positions they were in before the shelling started . |
| 14 | As an islander I can see something of both points of view , and I have been aware of a sense of embarrassment in some of my Faroese friends that the outside world should think of them as ‘ barbarians ’ . |
| 15 | Mum flopped down in her chair and did n't say a word but by her look I could see I would suffer for it later . |
| 16 | Of course I can see now how infuriating this behaviour must have been . |
| 17 | " Of course I can see , but you can blame Leinster for that . " |
| 18 | ‘ This one sounds quite promising , but of course I must see him first — one ca n't always tell from the application , he added primly . |
| 19 | The sea was flat , faintly streaked by a waning moon , and through the porthole of the saloon I could see the Southern Cross and the Milky Way , unblemished by cloud . |
| 20 | Then with luck I 'll see my dear wife before midnight . ’ |
| 21 | With a bit of luck I 'll see you tomorrow . ’ |
| 22 | We shall have to consider the sub judice rule in relation to what is said , but at present I can see nothing sub judice in this matter . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | From my seat I could see your profile . |
| 25 | ‘ Ca n't you even stroke his picture for fear I shall see how much you miss him , or is all your love kept for yourself ? ’ |
| 26 | I dare n't look round for fear I should see |
| 27 | I nodded to them , but when they looked at me I turned away quickly , for fear I should see them exchange puzzled glances . |
| 28 | On the roof I could see the marks of the picks of long-dead miners cut into the rock as they crouched here in the dark , hacking out the ore with no light other than the dim wicks of the oil lamps or the candles stuck on their helmets . |
| 29 | From the far edge of the terrace I could see down to where I had been lying only an hour or two before . |
| 30 | High up on the wall of my cell I could see where somebody had written his name with a pencil . |