Example sentences of "[vb mod] see [am/are] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's all dark and all I can see are these metal cages all round . |
| 2 | I look all the way round but all I can see are the shapes of the trolleys and the wire fence on both sides . |
| 3 | The only planets we can see are the ones that orbit the Sun — far too small a sample to draw any conclusions from . |
| 4 | They are being engaged in activities which have a direct relevance to work they are already involved in , and which they can see are designed to help them do this work more effectively . |
| 5 | Those three hills we can see are on the big island . |
| 6 | ‘ So all I can see are your fingers , your toes and your naughty bits ? ’ |
| 7 | The low hills you can see are like islands surrounded by the marsh . |
| 8 | At night all you can see are the lights , a breathtaking panorama . |
| 9 | Finally taking a look at traffic in and around Nottingham 's roads the vehicles I can see are moving steadily . |
| 10 | All you can see are their eyes . |
| 11 | You ca n't see a proton because proton is too small erm the only things that you can see are microscopic bodies and again you only infer the existence of these microscopic bodies because you actually detect the light that comes from them . |
| 12 | Because although stars near to us show both red shifts and blue shifts , distant galaxies show only red shifts , and that means that all the galaxies that we can see are moving away from us . |