Example sentences of "she could [adv] see his " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he was partly hidden by the foliage she could not see his face clearly — only that he was wearing a cap and carrying a suitcase . |
| 2 | He crouched before her , his big shoulders against the light from the window so that she could not see his expression . |
| 3 | Slowly he righted himself and took off the mask , although she could not see his face for she was not looking at him . |
| 4 | And his head , with the cropped dry hair which reminded her so of corn-stubble , was bent low over the page so that she could not see his face . |
| 5 | He had turned away from her a little and she could not see his face . |
| 6 | Her eyes tightly closed in a vain attempt to hold back more tears , she could not see his expression , but she did hear his harsh intake of breath . |
| 7 | He was seated at his desk , his back to the window , so she could not see his expression clearly . |
| 8 | Towards dawn , Miranda no longer knew whether or not she was dreaming , as she felt Adam 's flesh against hers and inhaled the pungent almond smell of love ; by the dying embers of the drawing-room fire , she could just see his face . |
| 9 | She could just see his face when she told him her mornings began at six . |
| 10 | The man was brushing the London dust from his dark-suited legs , and she could n't see his face . |
| 11 | You 're beautiful whatever you do to yourself , ’ he murmured , but she could n't see his expression , and that was infuriating . |
| 12 | She could n't see his face clearly in the darkness , only the gleam of his eyes . |
| 13 | She could n't see his expression but it did n't take a fool to realise that distaste and contempt must lurk there . |
| 14 | There were deep shadows across the room now and his face was in one of them so she could n't see his eyes clearly . |
| 15 | She could certainly see his face was flushed with liquor , in that typical Asian way . |
| 16 | She might not have been able to see his expression , but she could definitely see his smile — and it was n't a very nice one . |
| 17 | The man had stopped pacing now ; he was talking , at first quietly , so that she could only see his lips moving through a screen of ferns , then he began arguing , gesticulating , running through the phrases again and again like an actor in rehearsal , pleading with someone who was n't there . |
| 18 | She could almost see his brain working . |