Example sentences of "i [modal v] see [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see her paws sticking out through the wire door and she was making one hell of a racket . |
| 2 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 3 | And , coming closer , I could see her features properly . |
| 4 | Beyond the lych gate I could see their horses milling about , raising small clouds of yellow dust . |
| 5 | I could see their backs gleaming , like dark blue silk . |
| 6 | The launderers were at their evening meal — I could see their backs at the windows . |
| 7 | Even if I had no longer been able to see the real images in my mind I could see their representations as clearly as if they hung before me , and the two were beginning to run together . |
| 8 | On the other hand , I could see my parents ' point of view . |
| 9 | From my second-floor vantage point I could see my classmates as they tumbled out into the quad playing catch with my shoes . |
| 10 | I could see his friends grinning among themselves ; probably there were more who had better cause to remember me . |
| 11 | I could see his jeans , shirts , jerseys , everything he needed to wear for the next two days , neatly folded in a drawer in Edinburgh . |
| 12 | I could see his lips moving . |
| 13 | The man might have seen us , Vern and me — he was trying to do a rough count , I could see his lips — but there were some screaming kids trying to push in behind the Germans and he had to go and sort them out . |
| 14 | But I could see his eyes . |
| 15 | I could see his nostrils flex and quiver . |
| 16 | I could see his features become grave . |
| 17 | And I can see her teeth … she 's laughing . ’ |
| 18 | Every noise I hear her , I can see her eyes going round . |
| 19 | I can see her fingertips twitch slightly , as if surprised to have encountered warm flesh and solid bone . |
| 20 | Oh I can see your cups ! |
| 21 | So I can see your winnings . |
| 22 | I can see your eyes keep going , yes . |
| 23 | ‘ I can see your lips moving , but I ca n't hear what you say . ’ |
| 24 | But I can see his eyes in the little mirror . |
| 25 | I have the clock , so that I know the time , Schedule+ so that I can see my appointments , and Word for Windows for word processing . |