Example sentences of "[pron] could [adv] see his " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked deep , but I could n't see his soul . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't see his face very well because the leaves and branches were in the way , but I saw him climb the fence and steal the bulbs . ’ |
| 3 | I could n't see his face any more with its closed , guarded expression which had kept me from going towards him ; now he was just a figure in a doorway , a symbol of home-coming . |
| 4 | I stared at him because he sounded so cold , but he was sitting looking down at the glass which he held on his knees and I could n't see his face . |
| 5 | I looked uneasily at Martinho , who no doubt was n't too happy either , except I could n't see his eyes . |
| 6 | I could n't see his face clearly in the firelight , but I was struck by an attitude of extreme fatigue . |
| 7 | I could n't see his expression in the dimness , only that he was still looking at Russell . |
| 8 | I could not see his feet as snow ploughed up from his brake when he had last stepped on it reached to about mid-calf . |
| 9 | Although I could not see his face , there was something unpleasing about him and I was glad I had a weapon . |
| 10 | The passenger was sitting in a dark corner and I could not see his face . |
| 11 | ‘ He 'd tied a black scarf , or a stocking , or something over his face , and I could only see his eyes between that and his hat brim . |
| 12 | I could only see his eyes shining in the light of the fire . |
| 13 | As he was partly hidden by the foliage she could not see his face clearly — only that he was wearing a cap and carrying a suitcase . |
| 14 | He crouched before her , his big shoulders against the light from the window so that she could not see his expression . |
| 15 | Slowly he righted himself and took off the mask , although she could not see his face for she was not looking at him . |
| 16 | And his head , with the cropped dry hair which reminded her so of corn-stubble , was bent low over the page so that she could not see his face . |
| 17 | He had turned away from her a little and she could not see his face . |
| 18 | Her eyes tightly closed in a vain attempt to hold back more tears , she could not see his expression , but she did hear his harsh intake of breath . |
| 19 | He was seated at his desk , his back to the window , so she could not see his expression clearly . |
| 20 | Towards dawn , Miranda no longer knew whether or not she was dreaming , as she felt Adam 's flesh against hers and inhaled the pungent almond smell of love ; by the dying embers of the drawing-room fire , she could just see his face . |
| 21 | She could just see his face when she told him her mornings began at six . |
| 22 | The man was brushing the London dust from his dark-suited legs , and she could n't see his face . |
| 23 | You 're beautiful whatever you do to yourself , ’ he murmured , but she could n't see his expression , and that was infuriating . |
| 24 | She could n't see his face clearly in the darkness , only the gleam of his eyes . |
| 25 | She could n't see his expression but it did n't take a fool to realise that distaste and contempt must lurk there . |
| 26 | There were deep shadows across the room now and his face was in one of them so she could n't see his eyes clearly . |
| 27 | She could certainly see his face was flushed with liquor , in that typical Asian way . |
| 28 | She might not have been able to see his expression , but she could definitely see his smile — and it was n't a very nice one . |
| 29 | The man had stopped pacing now ; he was talking , at first quietly , so that she could only see his lips moving through a screen of ferns , then he began arguing , gesticulating , running through the phrases again and again like an actor in rehearsal , pleading with someone who was n't there . |
| 30 | She could almost see his brain working . |