Example sentences of "[vb base] i [vb mod] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | erm if I can bring a sample questionnaire when I 've done it to you I mean I 'll see |
| 3 | ‘ You mean I might see the prince ! ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | I mean I can see a typical lot of people at a time |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 11 | ‘ I expect I 'll see you in the office , ’ he said . |
| 12 | But , yes — I read plays and I can see actors in the parts — I hope I can see what is suitable to their personalities . |
| 13 | I hope I can see you again . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm here , what , wait I 'll see what they 're doing , what are you doing boys ? |
| 15 | Look I 'll see you . |
| 16 | Now I look I can see the rows of holes in the walls on either side of the old chimney-breast where they were fixed . |
| 17 | From where I stand I can see through the half-open doors of the ward , the long lines of white beds , the charts , the flowers on the central table , whose scent fails to mask the smell of antiseptics as flowers on the bench must have failed to hide the smell of humanity from the judge in less sterile days . |
| 18 | But erm unless he alters his way you know I can see it coming off . |
| 19 | was standing near the washing machine , , Simon gave him a filthy look , I said look I apologize for I 'd completely forgot that you were coming to collect he said I know I can see that , he had n't really what with the kids all running around and , so quickly got them and er , I thought he got , did you bring your cheque round ? |
| 20 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |
| 21 | Indeed , this very struggle that I find so fascinating in the writing of Paradise Lost , you know , a rather intimate way I feel I can see it in eleven words that come just a little earlier in the fourth book , in which he tells us ‘ Seeing the apples growing on the trees , that they are hisperian fables true , if true here only and of delicious taste ’ . |
| 22 | Well to be honest Ja I ca n't see that far normally from where I live I can see the White Horse bank but it 's shrouded in mist at the moment erm no I ca n't see so I could n't tell you whether there there is snow up there or not . |
| 23 | I think I ought to see her again — just once , to reassure myself that all the old feelings really are as dead as I believe . |
| 24 | shall I find out cos I think I 'll see Maria tonight , I 'm sure she wo n't mind if you come , to the party on Saturday |
| 25 | ‘ While the show was going on they were peering at other faces in the audience and saying things like ‘ I think I can see my mother ’ and ‘ I think I can see my uncle . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ While the show was going on they were peering at other faces in the audience and saying things like ‘ I think I can see my mother ’ and ‘ I think I can see my uncle . ’ |
| 27 | Sometimes I think I can see him . ’ |
| 28 | I think I can see now , why you have put it in . |
| 29 | Mr Hay , whose company made a small profit last year , added : ‘ For my own business I think I can see faint signs of recovery . |
| 30 | As Carmel finished the 3s , she came to me and whispered : ‘ I think I can see what the 5s are going to be before I do it ’ , and she explained her prediction . |