Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] see the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of those feelings returned — I might not see the leaves again , I might have to leave my wife Fiona on her own . |
| 2 | In the sea of pebbles I could n't see the bolts — so much for environmental concerns — but fortunately it was easy climbing . |
| 3 | But luckily enough I got up and walked round the back and I could just see the lights on in the living room downstairs . |
| 4 | I could already see the books piled high in the better shops , garlanded with white slips of praise . |
| 5 | Years later , on my last visit to that pioneering control-room , I could still see the marks on the wall where our preliminary broadcast signals were given . |
| 6 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |
| 7 | I ca n't see the stops , no better'n what you can . " |
| 8 | I ca n't see the exiles and émigrés banding together and achieving anything of importance but limited media coverage . ’ |
| 9 | Have I got my glasses with me or I ca n't see the prices . |
| 10 | Hope I 've got my glasses with me or I ca n't see the prices . |
| 11 | Under ideal conditions I can just see the components separately with 20 × 70 binoculars , but I am not confident that I can do so with any lower magnification . |
| 12 | I can just see the headlines — RUMMIDGE FIRM SLAMS DOOR ON RED ROBYN . |
| 13 | GIPSY : [ examining PAMELA 's hand ] O , I can not tell , your hand is so white and fine I can not see the lines . |
| 14 | I can not see the flats becoming empty on a Friday , and the bulldozers moving in on the Sunday or the Monday . |
| 15 | I can hardly see the things on the table in the corner . |
| 16 | I can still see the looks of astonishment on his friends ’ faces when they saw me , a white man , drinking out of the same glass . ’ |
| 17 | There are no cars in Venice — you 'll often see the locals coming out of their front doors and leaping into the boats tied up outside — and everything must be delivered by water . |
| 18 | From her seat she could see the winding road that led up to the elegant gateway of Casa Madrid , and she could even see the sprinklers sending blessed water swirling over the melon and pineapple fields . |
| 19 | Frau Hoflin , a sensible woman , old-fashioned , but not so old-fashioned that she could n't see the signs of rebellion beginning to germinate , pressed for the safest ‘ revolt ’ she could think of . |
| 20 | The sudden pressure of cold metal against her nose forced her to turn her head sideways until she could n't see the keys any more . |
| 21 | Looking to the north , she could already see the curtains of snow which were sweeping towards them with terrifying speed . |
| 22 | Through the trees she could sometimes see the roofs of houses . |
| 23 | She thought she could almost see the memories and she could certainly hear the echoes . |
| 24 | Between the block and the house you could just see the walls of the walled garden , flint-built , crossed and coped with brick-work . |
| 25 | Perhaps even more important is the inclusion of a preview facility since before you could not see the effects you had selected until printing out . |
| 26 | You could n't see the trains but you could hear them . |
| 27 | You could n't see the signposts . |
| 28 | And er I always remember the lawyer who was acting on behalf of the union er said to these blacklegs , How would it be possible for you to see it though your window who was throwing the bricks seeing that the windows are so black and filthy you ca n't see the curtains that 's hanging up from the outside ? |
| 29 | We will have to , by law , respond to them , but you ca n't see the Children Act outside of the context of what we 're already doing with our other Children 's Services , as you know from previous discussions we 've had and from keeping track in the papers , over the last eighteen months we 've been recruiting more foster carers , reducing the number of children 's homes , developing preventative services rather than receiving children into care . |
| 30 | You ca n't see the trees for the forest |