Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] could see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | and when we and when we were dredging that up , that used to be all like er er trunks of trees and you could , I mean you could see it when they come up it was very light . |
2 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |
3 | I suppose they could see I was in a mild state of shock . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | ‘ Yes , I wished I could see her . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | I wish I could see you for myself all the same . ’ |
9 | I 'm smiling to myself in the darkness , Timmy — I wish you could see me . |