Example sentences of "i can see " in BNC.

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1 ‘ There is nothing I can do , ’ said the King , as she was dragged away , ‘ I can see those in charge , but it 's now in the hands of the Justice people . ’
2 But , yes — I read plays and I can see actors in the parts — I hope I can see what is suitable to their personalities .
3 But , yes — I read plays and I can see actors in the parts — I hope I can see what is suitable to their personalities .
4 I can see him from the kitchen window you see .
5 I can see just where it will go , she said .
6 ‘ She has n't got any extensions as far as I can see , ’ I said .
7 ‘ So far as I can see it 's practically certain Mr Merrivale was in there with her early on in the night , ’ said Ethel .
8 ‘ As far as I can see only Mr Merrivale is in the clear ’ , went on Mary .
9 I can see that I may have a little difficulty explaining this first part of my story , especially to anyone not acquainted with the often bizarre rituals of academic life .
10 I can see this in my own case , where losing a job or a home has in certain instances reopened old wounds .
11 I can see that , ’ said Dionne .
12 So I can see if it looks okay .
13 Even I can see that he should have been implacable . ’
14 ‘ No reason I can see not to try the goulash . ’
15 As far as I can see , the only way to do this is to adopt a behaviouristic approach to this knowledge and characterize it as an ability to discriminate visual objects .
16 Conversely I discovered that it could cut with the disc flat , or at a slight angle , and I can see it having benefits for very fine work .
17 I can see what CAMRA has done from the local pubs .
18 Unless forced to do so by law , I can see no way that S&N will change their practices .
19 If I shift in my harness and lean nervously backwards I can see my partner creeping nearer on a wall of loosely compacted rubble , brushing and blowing the sand from the holds as he swings upwards .
20 If there are any other Schnauzers like me out there , please send a photo to Dogs Today so I can see .
21 I apologize for using the semimetaphorical terms ‘ hard ’ and ‘ soft ’ in this essay , but after puzzling over the matter for some time I can see no other way of setting about it .
22 I can see now a typical speech of Crossman 's from the back benches .
23 Graham Sutherland , opposite a whole page of contacts , enthuses in a 1946 letter : ‘ Your photographs are wonderfully good ; easily the best we have ever had taken , and I can see how important was the time and care which you took over the composition and lighting and the idea …
24 I know that I can see objectives and drive after them .
25 It is Scottish Opera policy to present their operas in English , and while this can make lengthy recitatives comprehensible to those of us whose Italian is less than fluent , I can see no other advantage .
26 I can see no justification in spending taxpayers ’ money in order to celebrate the second-rate . ’
27 ‘ So far as I can see , he only thinks about snooker , his girlfriend and pop music .
28 I can see several yards in front of me .
29 About half a mile away an attack is going in on a hill , I can see Commandos advancing up the slopes , shells burst a short distance in front of the forward troops , probably covering fire from the British Artillery .
30 I can see the expediency of that course ; I can see the expediency of ministers not making addresses which explore this kind of territory and arrive at this kind of conclusion — except , of course , to the CPC , which is a living protest against the politics of expediency .
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