Example sentences of "[verb] i could see " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had few friends , just one or two left over from school , but on the infrequent occasions when we met I could see from their faces that they pitied me , finding me foolish and Syl a bore . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you think I could see the earlier implant ? |
| 3 | Well I do n't know it the way you two do the work it looks so fine that I did n't think I could see it properly . |
| 4 | Through one of the glass panes in Plover Hide I could see a twite : a plump little linnet-like bird , brown , streaky-breasted , with a bright yellow stubby bill . |
| 5 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 6 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 7 | He did n't know I could see him . |
| 8 | She somebody has fenced it off , she says I could see them far enough , she said , we always had that bit for our camp and it was further down the glen . |
| 9 | I noticed I could see my breath . |
| 10 | She was a startling sight in that setting , for she was immaculately dressed in riding clothes , her breeches almost white , boots black and so highly polished I could see the flood waters reflected in them . |
| 11 | I was promised I could see the project through as far as Gittel-plus-nine . ’ |
| 12 | Although I did not understand I could see that they were discussing the problem . |
| 13 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 14 | I could see I could see Li er Charlie and Pete looking at me from the other side of the room , Charlie smiled and I just did I just went like that , you know ? |
| 15 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |
| 16 | All I saw was he was tall one I never saw I could see the impression and it was like four stars . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | To my right , almost on the horizon , I thought I could see the square tower of a church . |
| 19 | Mum and Dad and Mr and Mrs Lewis entered into the spirit of the occasion but I thought I could see some sadness in Mrs Lewis 's eyes . |
| 20 | Now I thought I could see what Neil was trying to do . |
| 21 | ‘ I remember that she was standing in front of a blue backdrop and her eyes were so blue I thought I could see the back of her head , ’ Bailey recalls . |
| 22 | But I idiotically thought I could see Antoinette and Piers looking rather amused and I was sure it was because they felt I did n't know him as well as I 'd said . |
| 23 | I thought I could see a gleam of light , " You mean his stomach … ? " |
| 24 | The sun was setting and there were moments when I , too , felt like ‘ stout Cortés ’ and thought I could see the Pacific . |
| 25 | I thought I could see the horrible creature there in front of me . |
| 26 | Another door , Harry had said , down by the river 's edge : and in fact , when I looked I could see it , a once-painted slab of wood set in brickwork , its bottom edge barely six inches above the water . |
| 27 | From where I was standing I could see all the British athletes and supporters , cheering and celebrating . |
| 28 | From where I was sitting I could see one end of a cretonne-covered sofa , a table with a bowl of milky flowers on it . |
| 29 | When I had finished I could see that it had made not the slightest impression . |
| 30 | I could n't really tell what it was till she told me , but when she did I could see it . |