Example sentences of "she [modal v] see [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She wished there was a window in front , so she could see Midnight sitting up on the driver 's seat beside Hawkins .
2 He paused , and she could see laughter dancing in his eyes .
3 She could see dance programmes filling up , and not a name on hers .
4 At the end she could see part of the ward , a gleaming parquet floor and white-painted bedsteads .
5 She could see part of Dewer Street through the half-open gate and it seemed to be deserted .
6 He nodded , his mouth a bitter line , but she could see acceptance in the way he bowed his dark head , and she felt deep compassion for him , for his wasted life and wasted efforts and wasted pain .
7 She could see fly across his face a whole sequence of emotions and responses .
8 She could see Dreamer through his insubstantial form .
9 She could see blood on Jack 's cheek and on his arm above the gloves .
10 But it was years since she had felt at ease in any store which went back a long way from the street and therefore had no windows through which she could see daylight .
11 From the comer of her eye , she could see Pumlumon frowning and tapping his forehead for inspiration and the others standing in a worried circle about him .
12 Tonight she would see fitzAlan again .
13 She would see Mama and Papa again soon , they were coming over well before the wedding , and what bliss to greet them as the future Marchioness of Blaine , beautiful blond Havvie by her side , eager to meet them — or so he publicly said — his private comments were somewhat different — more to the effect that he could swallow Sally-Anne and her dollars , but her parvenu papa was quite another thing !
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