Example sentences of "[conj] i could see [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I do remember in Madrid , there was a crowd of teens , and I could see they knew her and were looking at her .
2 And I could see 'e thought a lot of you .
3 I felt a burning , splitting sensation , and Dick told me to look as the head had crowned , and I could see she had dark hair .
4 I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me .
5 She made a lot of conventional noises , of course ; she had to because you ca n't have Rose and Grace getting any sillier than they are already and they might have taken it into their heads to copy you , but I could see she thought you had real spirit .
6 She said yeah I 'll be alright , but I could see she 'd been crying earlier on in the evening , she said you always feel as if you 're
7 But I could see he looked sad as he added , ‘ I think it 'll be fer the best fer all of us . ’
8 But I could see I had lost his attention .
9 In any case , he made feeble efforts to help me get him to his left foot , and with my almost total support he made the few hops to reach the boat , though I could see it hurt him sorely .
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