Example sentences of "can see they " in BNC.

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1 The criminal classes are so close to us that even the policeman can see them .
2 ‘ So you can see them .
3 I can see them there as in a picture when , for the last time , arthritis having finally prevailed , they sat quietly together in the sun contemplating a magnificent crop of potatoes spread out to dry — the final gift of that bounteous old garden .
4 ‘ I can see them from here , ’ I explained .
5 And I can see them all ,
6 I expect , if there are some other blocks still in place , that you can see them from underneath , in the dock . ’
7 THIS season garden centres are heavily stocked with camellias , and you can see them in flower , since these evergreens bloom from their early days .
8 Slowly , and your hands where I can see them , ’ Trent cautioned .
9 ‘ I ca n't abide things you have to peer at through a magnifying glass before you can see them , ’ he said , and pulled open the bottom drawer .
10 You can see them away down the river for miles now .
11 ‘ We do n't put him next to other horses , but he can see them clearly , only a field away , and he does n't fret or bother at all .
12 Whenever you have dealings with someone face-to-face you can see them .
13 I can see them in my mind 's eye even now .
14 Maggie 's relation to them in space does n't change that much ; you can see them from the kitchen ; you ca n't from the bedsitting room .
15 I can see them appealing to players who want to change from a rack unit crammed with sounds that are hardly ( if ever ) used , back to something which is as simple as , or even simpler than a row of pedals .
16 Many passengers specially request to sit in the row of seats immediately behind the pilot , and you can see them checking out the instruments with the guide published in the airline 's in-flight magazine .
17 I can see them in my mind 's eye rising and dancing slowly around the room , their bodies undulating in a controlled exuberance as if lifted out of the world of motor cars , rockets and computerised mentalities into some universal heartbeat , some rhythm of the day , of the night , of the sea , of life .
18 That only at certain times you can see them ?
19 I have discouraged the use of adjectives in the last two chapters but here you can see them used with superb skill .
20 ‘ I can see them grimacing and thinking : ‘ I ca n't believe I 'm listening to this .
21 Who the hell wants to go and see that Trumpton lot or The Prodigy , when you can see them out in clubs off their nut — it takes all the mystery out of pop culture . ’
22 You can see them thinking it .
23 He may meet in private with his lawyer , but access to his family is severely restricted : he can see them for no more than one hour a month , under tight surveillance .
24 On a clear day you can see them from 20 miles away at Port Isaac .
25 The colours of the countryside as we pass are English colours , greens , golds , the high washed blue bag sky , but as my eyes become adjusted and my mind learns to relax I can see them change and become , in the blue grey light , more obviously French .
26 If others can see them as an engine driving innovation around the world , rather than a sump draining it off , they may find there is much to gain .
27 It 's perhaps of some interest to us that erm these to great -isms , liberalism and nationalism I think we can see them as products of the French revolution .
28 " You can see them , " she said bitterly , " all those dandelions and thistles , and all that bindweed growing under the fence .
29 You can see them beginning so far out … you see them lowly grow as they come nearer and nearer to the shore , rise and then thrash themselves against the beach .
30 Poor child — he can see them in his mind 's eye , but how can he express them in paint ?
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