Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice could see mangled bodies , struggling and dying . |
| 2 | There was a single overhead lamp in cast iron and , looking up , by its light Lucy could see warehouse-style windows fitted with the exterior boxes of air-conditioning units , more windows with rotting frames , iron galleries , fire escapes , and a couple of high railed terraces with a hint of greenery in silhouette against the night sky . |
| 3 | The horses that the count reared were also in evidence , some actually in the railed compounds dotted around the place , and beyond , towards the mountains , Maggie could see well-fenced fields with white and grey horses roaming peacefully . |
| 4 | Beyond the window , Alida could see Tantamount Hill , poplars at the foot , banks thick with daffodils , climbing out of sight , |
| 5 | Eva could see great potential for future development hut feared that the added responsibility would he too much for the widow on top of the double load she already carried . |
| 6 | Louis ' men had set their roadblock the far side of the bridge from Trent 's observation point — upended ammunition boxes topped by poles cut from the jungle edge and a square white signboard on which Trent could see red letters made indecipherable by the angle of the board to his line of vision . |
| 7 | Apart from the tangled wreck of the main body of the car , Cardiff could see twisted chunks of metal lying in the roadway and in the pavement . |
| 8 | Rostock 's Heinkel works came into view as darkness fell , and in the small docks Harry could see swastika-flagged vessels and a couple of U-boats . |
| 9 | Standing beside Ockleton , Harry could see centuries-old graffiti scratched on its leaden lip . |
| 10 | Far below , Tabitha could see tiny bridges and spindly ladders connecting abrupt spidery promontories like jets of frozen porridge , jutting into empty space . |
| 11 | Seeing the village again , from a new angle , Maxim could see other scars of the blast and its debris . |
| 12 | But Jack could see real fear in Steve 's eyes , while Mr Chan remained suave , perhaps just a little politely curious . |
| 13 | Jack could see hard frost gleaming on the windows and he could feel the bleak coldness of the beds inside himself . |
| 14 | ‘ Not really , God can see round corners . |
| 15 | Cleo could see clawing limbs and the suggestion of a malevolent face . |
| 16 | Augustine would see biblical prophecies of the ending of idolatry fulfilled in his lifetime by the edicts of Theodosius I. |
| 17 | But between town and hills Polly could see neat vineyards , groves of olive and citrus trees , and the strips and oblongs of intensive vegetable cultivation . |