Example sentences of "[pers pn] could see [conj] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Beads of blood appeared along the cuts , which alarmed me , though at the same time I could see that the wounds were superficial .
2 Last September I visited a garden which was nearly a thousand feet up , and I could see that the gladioli , planted as dormant corms in early May , were n't going to flower .
3 Looking at my arms I could see that the mosquitoes appeared to have had a field day .
4 Presently , she grew a little more adjusted to the noise and she began to make out the details a little more plainly ; she could see that the captives were all young men , some of them not much more than boys , but certainly strong and lithe .
5 Somehow , you could see that the eyes were blinded by tears .
6 As they drew closer , they could see that the sides of the surrounding containers were covered with a gleaming wetness , spattered to a height a few feet above their heads .
7 And that produced a spin off effect , because the people who actually lived in properties or the shopkeepers in the properties , they could see that the outsides were improved , and that provided a spur for them to provide the insides .
8 In the evil , glowing red light they could see that the walls were not of brick or timber or of anything that walls were normally made of .
9 As he got closer he could see that the flowerbeds at the front were awash with colour ; yellows , reds , blues , whites .
10 She 'd visited him regularly when he was in prison ; but he could see as the months went by that whatever that special something they 'd had , it was withering away .
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