Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb mod] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that I would see the consequences of the lower figures as being twofold . |
| 2 | ‘ You are to move me so that I may see the moon . ’ |
| 3 | First , it is not clear what it would mean to say that I can see the map in my head . |
| 4 | So I said that instead of our leaving tomorrow or Sunday it might be best to wait until Monday so that I can see the bank manager at Gullshaven ; I want to make sure that Fru Gertlinger and Fru Børre are paid regularly . |
| 5 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 6 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 7 | ‘ We made the front page ! ’ he exulted , holding the rag up so that I could see the headline : ‘ WOMAN DIES AT THEATRE ROYAL . |
| 8 | I fancied that I could see the lights of Porkkala to the south ; west — for the coast bends south along here — but Signe said that it would be too far away . |
| 9 | Occasionally she was able to force herself to go in a lift if it was one of those with a window at the front so that she could see the passing floors . |
| 10 | Some of her nails were still silver , Lee noticed , and some were so clear that she could see the blood through them . |
| 11 | Although Lori was climbing , acid tricked the moment and Sophie imagined that she could see the other woman floating slowly towards her . |
| 12 | Shadows carved the flesh from his features so that she could see the fine lines of his skull , the hard mystery of essential bone . |
| 13 | As she pulled the dress over my head she said that she thought it would still fit her , that she could see the hole at the neckline where my grandmother had pinned a pearl brooch as something old , that the classic line never dated . |
| 14 | She managed to make a half turn so that she could see the silver door , because perhaps she could reach out and reach over and grasp the elaborate handle and somehow pull herself out . |
| 15 | His head had flopped to one side and the thin neck , stretched so still that she could see the pulse beat , looked too fragile to bear the weight of his head . |
| 16 | Daisy Pettigrew changed her reading for her long distance glasses , so that she could see the vicarage garden more clearly . |
| 17 | His dark jacket hung open to reveal a finely striped shirt , unbuttoned at the neck so that she could see the healthy bronze of his skin . |
| 18 | His sleeves were rolled back to reveal golden , muscular forearms , the first two buttons of his shirt were undone so that she could see the strong , tanned column of his throat , the hollow where his pulse beat , the start of the strong , hard planes of his chest . |
| 19 | The open neck of his shirt was so close that she could see the sheen of sweat on his skin . |
| 20 | She settled the old lady on a stretcher near the door , so that she could see the sunlit complex , and the happy holidaymakers laughing and shouting as they played in the pool , their conversations a mixture of Spanish and English . |
| 21 | ‘ But there is a possibility — a faint possibility — that you might see the king . ’ |
| 22 | It was n't until you actually turned the machine and and actually stared in to the slots that you could see the gauze . |
| 23 | I felt I should include them in the list if only so that you could see the limited choice at present available . |
| 24 | What is even more astonishing is that you can see the Wellestream more easily with every passing year . |
| 25 | I 'm sure that you can see the reasons for the brain-strain caused by trying to get to grips with this sort of puzzle . |
| 26 | You may not hear the ‘ door porter ’ through which a visitor announces his name , but you can have a peephole installed in the front door so that you can see the caller before opening the door . |
| 27 | As a speechreading passenger , it is an easy matter to arrange a mirror on the visor so that you can see the passenger in front and chat in the ordinary way . |
| 28 | It is best to remove existing old paint first , so that you can see the extent of the damage |
| 29 | Imagine that you can see the yellow glow of the warm sun through your closed eyes . |
| 30 | You ca n't be accused of whingeing and complaining when you make the other person aware that you can see the positive in the situation too . |