Example sentences of "window i [modal v] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out of the window I could see darkness falling . |
| 2 | As I gazed out of the window I could see several groups of red deer in the distance , and in the foreground the brown ferns with clumps of heather here and there ; it was a wonderful sight . |
| 3 | Through the window I could see a group of men walking away . |
| 4 | I was left in bed trying not to show how scared I was — shivering and wondering how long it would be before our own house caught fire , as from my window I could see the flames from the burning laundry , less than three hundred yards away . |
| 5 | Through the window I could see the rooftops of a grand old rococo building , an oriental fantasy of domes and cupolas . |
| 6 | The new stripped-pine floor vibrated ; through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road , the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging , escaping into the very centre of the earth . |
| 7 | From the window I could see that the block on the far side to the right had had most of its front ripped off , and Eliot commented how odd and rather disturbing it was to see a bath on an upper storey sticking out into the void , as in a surrealist picture . |
| 8 | Through the window I could see the remains of a meal on a table set for two . |
| 9 | Up at the pub window I could see Mr McIvory , the owner . |
| 10 | Up in the mountain , the Bible belt was drenched and from my window I can see the river running strongly as a result . |
| 11 | That 's the first window I can see . ’ |
| 12 | Out of the window I can see the glow coming off the musical , stomping beargarden . |
| 13 | Over his shoulder , through the window I can see the dog handlers have arrived . |
| 14 | Through the windows I could see the sky and clouds passing by , and I could hear the noise of the bird 's wings . |