Example sentences of "could [adv] [adv] see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His head turned , and although she could only just see the shadow of his eyes she knew he was looking at her . |
| 2 | He did this by bringing a camera up to his face , through which he could nevertheless still see the tiger 's actions . |
| 3 | It did not matter that Ben could not physically see the pages of the journal : in his mind he could turn them anyway and read the tall columns of cyphers . |
| 4 | Perhaps you could not even see the windows of the School from where he was . |
| 5 | Charles could not even see the A.S.M. who was reading his lines , though he knew the youth would be keeping him in view to watch for signs of difficulty . |
| 6 | Ominously , she could n't even see the road when she peered down out of the high window . |
| 7 | The entire Met staff climbed up the ladder to the roof to check on the visibility — well , that 's a laugh , we could n't even see the runway , and I do n't suppose the pilots could either . |
| 8 | It towered so far above me I could n't even see the top of it . |
| 9 | Jezrael could n't even see the rest of her squad at work in the power-room , but they were . |
| 10 | Hoover could n't even see the point of intelligence reports which showed Japan 's interest in how to attack a deep harbour , and how deep Pearl Harbour might be . |
| 11 | The snow was so thick you could n't even see the signposts . |
| 12 | You and Matthew are the smart ones , and you could n't even see the noses in front of your faces . |
| 13 | He could n't clearly see the buildings or tell how things had changed since he was last in London . |
| 14 | He claimed he could n't properly see the dials and light indicators on the dashboard , as they were obscured by the leather Momo steering wheel . |
| 15 | You could n't really see the shape of the spots . |
| 16 | She could n't ever see the village letting the tradition die , especially when the younger members of the local families were so keen . |
| 17 | When I looked back I could no longer see the clearing . |
| 18 | Holly could not resist , and they squeezed him out from the hole and when his feet were clear the two men stamped together on the steel plate to flatten it back , and between his knees he could no longer see the whiteness of snow on the stones and the zebra flash of the sleepers . |
| 19 | In a second , Bathsheba could no longer see the sky or the ground . |
| 20 | He waited until he could no longer see the reflection of her candle , before going back to the dining room . |
| 21 | He sensed the growing tension in Mariana and felt her turn her head so that she could no longer see the wall of cloud less than half a mile to their left . |
| 22 | Nicholson remained slightly ahead of his group so that they could never quite see the expression of disdain of his face . |