Example sentences of "[pers pn] could only see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granny was seated in her rocking chair facing the fireplace , but her back was to me and I could only see the paper curlers she had in her hair . |
| 2 | But through the clogging pain in her breast , she could only seen the gaze of Lady Usk — dark and knowing . |
| 3 | She could only see the ceiling , but she could imagine the sight her bottom made : just overlapping the table , with her thighs spread wide to present a perfect picture of her intimate sexual opening to an enthralled audience . |
| 4 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 5 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 6 | Presently she could see him again ; his head was erect , but his eyes were cast down so that she could only see the dark . |
| 7 | The picture itself was so dark he could only see the image of Emily in the glass , naked and moving wildly , her buttocks pumping urgently against him . |