Example sentences of "you could see [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You could see Murray was going one day , probably without even noticing , to do someone some permanent damage .
2 But as the arguments drew to a close , you could see Justice White — who at 75 is a stern rock of a man , with a detailed knowledge of cases that has terrorised hundreds of lawyers — start to relax .
3 Although it was neglected , you could see signs of the initial planning , such as a rock garden which was completely overgrown . ’
4 Explanation : You should write down specifically the areas in which you could see improvements ( or deterioration ) .
5 As it fell , it hit on the corner and the door opened and the corner of the door was stressed , literally , you could see stress marks on the wood , but the mirror at the back was in one piece .
6 Holidaymaker Jane Turner , from Nottingham , said : ‘ You could see windows being smashed as we drove past the side streets .
7 No , but I mean you could see play really well .
8 So you could see Jim .
9 and you could see Jim 's like , his body shape
10 And if I am not mistaken you could see share prices really motoring after that .
11 You could see Roberto start as he hit into the ball .
12 Its bed and furniture were entirely homely , however , and perhaps not as dainty as the elegant young French lady might like , but it did have a nice view of the hustle and bustle of Newington Butts , and Mrs Beavis always reckoned that if you could see life going on from your window , you could n't grumble too much about not having dainty furniture .
13 You could see Knamber Foin from here , a bleak mass of rubble rising out of a plain that was grey , smoky-looking with the leafless boughs of ten thousand little birch trees .
14 When the tide fell , you could see oil drums and supermarket trolleys in the shallow reaches .
15 but er , er as I say while I was round there the new town was , was all built and er I found , we found such a difference cos I used to have to go into Old Harlow shopping , I used to cycle before I was handicapped like this , I used to cycle everywhere , and er I went , you used to have to queue up in Old Harlow for the shops , we had n't got anything here at all , no Stow or anything when I first , I mean when I came here nothing , it was just terrible terrible lane up here it was and all these were all ploughed fields and it was really terrible and I had erm , I used to have to cycle into the doctors Old Harlow , queue up , queue up at the butchers , queue up everywhere you had to queue and er , till they built this er the new , The Stow then we used to go to The Stow shopping you know which made such a difference , but er , during my say during my lifetime I 've so , so pleased when the new town came because I wanted to move back to Nazeing where I came from when I first got here because it was such a terrible place there was nothing doing whatever , you know and then I moved erm , as I say after I got round the front there it was more , better really , you know , with all the er traffic and that you could see people going by and that as otherwise it , it was monotonous really in Common Fields , you did n't see much at all there , but you know it was , I quite enjoyed it really , now what else have I got to tell you ?
16 You could see De Gaulle fervently hoped it would n't be broached again .
17 You could see outfits like that on shop manageresses .
18 A good place , for you could see danger or prey for miles .
19 Looking closely you could see traces of fine reddish curls at her temples .
20 And as he 's driven up at the back then he looked up and he said you ca you could see daylight through it so it was , was n't blocked by anything .
21 There was a high hedge of hazel on either side and you could see clusters of ripe brown nuts in their green jackets .
22 You could see Dunwoody was conserving Royal Cedar 's energy , however , and asking for an effort approaching the second last he rose fractionally in front and was well on top at the line , having 2 ½ lengths to spare over the gallant Durham Edition who was trying to give 18lb .
23 You could see city below and you could hear anything big , but you were just far enough away to be able to sleep safely .
24 Up and down different ones , different loch and er you could see Inveraray Castle in the distance we , er after we married we went to Inveraray Castle , went over it
25 We used to catch a lot of fish and it was always in them days you used to catch the trout in the Summer and you used to dry them on the on the dykes and hang them on the line like you could see haddocks and that drying .
26 Oh , you could see Newmarket once they 're stabled from Edginton House .
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