Example sentences of "if he could see " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he could see the culprits ! |
| 2 | As surely as if he could see them actually arriving , see them now , he pictured the stolen lorries driven in . |
| 3 | Always he made her uneasy , as if he could see right through to the deeps of her scheming soul . |
| 4 | ‘ I wonder what Herbie would say if he could see us now , my beauty . ’ |
| 5 | I asked Derek if he could see a life-raft . |
| 6 | If he could see it now … |
| 7 | He called at the Vicarage at about half past two and asked if he could see the church . |
| 8 | When he asked if he could see her again the next day , she would not have dreamed of declining ; they saw each other for about a fortnight , and her enthusiasm for him increased with each meeting , though he said not a word of any interest in the whole two weeks . |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Miller 'd skin me alive if he could see you now , ’ she said in a pitiful voice . |
| 10 | He held it there , lowered his head , peeped into the room , smiling , wondering if he could see Fi from this angle . |
| 11 | And once again his eyes flicked past my shoulders , as if he could see something inside the trees . |
| 12 | He 'd laugh if he could see you . ’ |
| 13 | Harry looked into his glass as if he could see for miles and Charles nudged him back on to the subject . |
| 14 | ‘ You said it ’ , slammed back Wimbush , ‘ and I bet he 'd puke if he could see the hollow tribute you 've paid him . ’ |
| 15 | Robert went to the French windows and looked out to see if he could see anything . |
| 16 | If he could see the sense behind Darwin 's arguments , it is unlikely that his subscribers would ; and it was for their tastes that he catered . |
| 17 | He slumped , then turned slightly , staring through the gloom of the house towards the north , as if he could see through the walls , through the wood , to that place of battle , that cold place , which lay northwards and to which he and Tallis — as everything that passed this way seemed to be moving . |
| 18 | It felt as if he could see right inside her head so that he knew beyond doubt the minutest detail of her response . |
| 19 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
| 20 | That 's if he could see us cos he 's |