Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] see [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could see nothing anomalous , no movement . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I pressed my head close against one comer of the barred window trying to see who was speaking , but I could see no-one . |
| 4 | I looked round for my friends , but I could see nobody . |
| 5 | I think that the tour around the factory will be quick , but you may see something that will set your mental cogs turning again . |
| 6 | Marie crouched down to peer through one of the slits but she could see nothing , only blackness inside . |
| 7 | But she could see nothing , because of the salt and rain on the glass . |
| 8 | She tried to look over her shoulder , to see the face of the driver , to mouth some kind of warning to him but she could see nothing . |
| 9 | Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass . |
| 10 | By moving the hatch a fraction of an inch we could hear what went on below , but we could see nothing . |
| 11 | Outside , shapes began to materialize — heads , implements — they wanted to recognize friends but they could see nothing but shawls , cloaks , silhouettes . |
| 12 | The Shuttle did n't look much closer , but they could see plenty of other activity . |
| 13 | He tried to see through the net curtain but he could see nothing . |
| 14 | He thrust the lamp in among the mops and brooms , but he could see nothing . |
| 15 | He stared out to sea , but he could see nothing — only the white tops of the great black waves , and the black clouds above . |
| 16 | His eyes were wide open but he could see nothing . |
| 17 | Rostov peered past the screen at the porthole , but he could see nothing of the surface of the planet . |
| 18 | Alexei glanced across the cistern , but he could see nothing . |
| 19 | The light was much dimmer here , but he could see something , a shape , at its centre . |
| 20 | But he could see none . |