Example sentences of "can [adv] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While a person engaged in a particular event can rarely see the whole set of circumstances in clear perspective he can record the minutiae of a situation which might well be lost when the position is looked back on at a later date . |
| 2 | so that they can all see the pictures . |
| 3 | Furthermore one can perhaps see the solution to which Tolkien , in his philological way , was drawn , namely to present the First Age as ‘ a complex of divergent texts interlinked by commentary ’ ( UT , p. 1 ) , the texts themselves being supposedly written by Men , of different periods , looking back across the ages to vast rumours of whose truth they knew only part . |
| 4 | In the creation of some , and the perpetuation of most , of these mevleviyets where the reason for raising the status of the kadilik is not immediately apparent one can perhaps see the operation of a factor which greatly influenced the elaboration of the learned hierarchy , namely the sheer numbers of those seeking posts . |
| 5 | The damn window 's wide open across there and I can only see the gramophone . |
| 6 | Gardens are enchanting at night but you can only see the one little bit near you . |
| 7 | You can only see the splendid tapestries inside by appointment . |
| 8 | Unsurprisingly , viewers in the Serb-held cities in Bosnia are no longer able to receive Sarajevo TV , but can only see the Belgrade version of reality . |
| 9 | Sliding doors are popular choice as they do not take up any space in the room , although , on the other hand , you can only see the contents of half the wardrobe at any one time . |
| 10 | Moreover , few British schools at present include private study periods on the timetable , except for the sixth form , so the teacher knows that his students can only see the sequence in breaks and before and after school , unless he allows time in his own assigned periods with them . |
| 11 | A history which limits ‘ progress ’ to the sphere of a certain conceptualization of individuality can only see the collective associations of conventions and repetitions as regressive ; they represent the manipulative mould of mass society , together with a pseudo-archaism which that society uses to establish its historical credentials . |
| 12 | You ca n't see the warmth that causes that to happen , you can only see the result of it . |
| 13 | In other words you ca n't see the power , you can only see the result of the power . |
| 14 | At any time , you can only see the cel directly preceding the one you 're working on . |
| 15 | Another rebel said : ‘ He has tunnel vision and can only see the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 16 | It 's so cack When you 're doing the running , you 're running from behind , you can only see the behind of Taz you see the behind of Taz |
| 17 | Now I can exactly see the shape and size , the perfect fit , of the loneliness that is approaching . |
| 18 | You can easily see the effect by placing a telephone book under each of the rear legs of a ordinary kitchen chair . |
| 19 | Using a hand-lens , you can easily see the difference between the wild-type , with its black compound eyes , and the pearl eye beetles with their white eyes ringed with black . |
| 20 | Mind you , all these youngsters ca n't but you ca n't see , you know normally when I stand at bar I can normally see the door but I ca n't see it . |
| 21 | Anger and impulse do n't seem to be a part of his make-up : when he parodies the swaggering Hotspur , we can already see the fastidious distaste for self-dramatisation that will make him disown Falstaff , just as , when he imitates his father , we can see the strength this quiet man derives from the stately deliberation of majesty . |
| 22 | You can already see the backlash against all this ‘ right-onness ’ . ’ |
| 23 | Alice can already see the link between the internationalism of popular music and political concerns — Live Aid , Band Aid , the Nelson Mandela Concert — superseding that of earlier internationalism based on revolutionary social class or a proselytizing religion . |
| 24 | This of course had to be monitored and accountable a as it is at present in the Southern region where we can already see the benefits . |
| 25 | Marie turns to look at me , and I can just see the light shining off her eyes . |
| 26 | It 's up the side of the platform — I can just see the light over the door from where I 'm standing . |
| 27 | You can just see the kiosk , look , right along there . ’ |
| 28 | I can just see the headlines — RUMMIDGE FIRM SLAMS DOOR ON RED ROBYN . |
| 29 | I can just see the Waste , or rather I think it must be the Waste , for there 's a tower there and it 's bare of trees . |
| 30 | ‘ If I can just see the baby . ’ |