Example sentences of "[verb] i [modal v] 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 | And I used to say ooh like , you know , but then then I 'd think I used to see like , I used to say , well I said to you did n't I ? |
| 3 | Do n't you think I can see through that ! |
| 4 | Do n't you think I can see ? |
| 5 | ‘ Do you think I could see the earlier implant ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | For when she turns I shall see that she is unhappy and I shall be powerless to cheer her up . |
| 9 | out of the balcony and he starts singing I can see Keilly |
| 10 | erm if I can bring a sample questionnaire when I 've done it to you I mean I 'll see |
| 11 | ‘ You mean I might see the prince ! ’ |
| 12 | Do n't forget the same with , with take-aways as well , if the signs are the same you get a plus or you get an add , erm so that 's , I mean I can see this is the bit you 're not too happy with , but we 'll just see if it works . |
| 13 | cos you could , I mean if if she asked you about it , you know , you could just say well honestly I 'm quite , I did n't think you were the kind of person who 'd go for I know , I know that thing is I mean I can see , I can see that she 's going for him because |
| 14 | You see I mean I can see the goal there every day , I can see , I can see me sort of getting to the goal , I just maybe sort of go around it , I mean well a bit I mean , since I 've had these two I sort of said , you know , would it , would it be the white handle , let me show you , you know the gold handle and , you know |
| 15 | but I mean I can see that for he 's got , he 's doing exactly the same , literally a capital K in the middle of joined writing |
| 16 | I mean I can see a typical lot of people at a time |
| 17 | I mean I can see that a lot of people I mean I think that we should thank our men and women who were in the Gulf , of course we should , erm I 'm questioning only the way that we 've chosen to do it , by a victory parade . |
| 18 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 19 | But I think I heard on the television like somebody goes I 'll see you in court , I 'll sue you for millions so like , it 's terrible , but I mean , they , Desmond Lyneham was int was erm tt talking to so to someone from Ladbrokes , |
| 20 | He finishes it with erm Eddie goes I 'll see you around somewhere or something |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I really do n't know I 'll see where she 's put it . |
| 23 | But you see I , I do n't know I can see what you mean , but I do n't know whether a move would be the answer cos I think you 're if you 're gon na stay in teaching this is what 's gon na happen . |
| 24 | He did n't know I could see him . |
| 25 | And it was well I I felt I need I 'll see tomorrow but |
| 26 | ‘ I expect I 'll see you in the office , ’ he said . |
| 27 | ‘ If you ask me what you want to know I 'll see if I can tell you . ’ |
| 28 | It 's difficult to explain , but a part of me never really believed I should see her again , even after what they told me at the theatre . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | But , yes — I read plays and I can see actors in the parts — I hope I can see what is suitable to their personalities . |