Example sentences of "i [verb] i could see " in BNC.
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| 1 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 2 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 3 | I noticed I could see my breath . |
| 4 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |
| 5 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 6 | Another door , Harry had said , down by the river 's edge : and in fact , when I looked I could see it , a once-painted slab of wood set in brickwork , its bottom edge barely six inches above the water . |
| 7 | To my right , almost on the horizon , I thought I could see the square tower of a church . |
| 8 | Mum and Dad and Mr and Mrs Lewis entered into the spirit of the occasion but I thought I could see some sadness in Mrs Lewis 's eyes . |
| 9 | Now I thought I could see what Neil was trying to do . |
| 10 | ‘ I remember that she was standing in front of a blue backdrop and her eyes were so blue I thought I could see the back of her head , ’ Bailey recalls . |
| 11 | I thought I could see a gleam of light , " You mean his stomach … ? " |
| 12 | I thought I could see the horrible creature there in front of me . |
| 13 | I said I could see Victor was right , I had over-complicated the plot ; I should not have introduced the letters , which were paraphrases of a correspondence I 'd been reading on my journey to London . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , I wished I could see her . |
| 15 | I wish I could see Annie again , but they took me away , and they would n't let me see her again . |
| 16 | I wish I could see more magazines , to give me ideas and guidance . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I wish I could see over them walls . |
| 18 | I mean … well , I mean , I 'm not sorry to leave the school , leave here , but I 'm sorry to leave you , and I wish I could see you again . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I wish I could see myself . |
| 20 | I wish I could see the front properly . |
| 21 | I wish I could see you for myself all the same . ’ |
| 22 | Even from where I stood I could see the white and yellow of dog-daisies and hawkear blowing in the sea-breeze like coloured veils over the green . |