Example sentences of "[pron] could see [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see why Shelley loved her — and why Byron teased her . |
| 2 | And in his yellow eyes I could see only hate and evil . |
| 3 | I could see how things were with him at home ; his wife was no good at her job . |
| 4 | Many books lay open , carelessly scattered about , so that I could see how Frankenstein had scribbled notes in their margins . |
| 5 | She could see why Ian did too . |
| 6 | She could see her qualities ; she could see why Bob liked her . |
| 7 | Then the boat went down between the waves and she could see only mountains of wild water everywhere . |
| 8 | Not that , given the same set of circumstances , she could see how Cara would have fared any better . |
| 9 | She was horrified ; not only because she could see how Beth had thoroughly exhausted herself , but because she had been taken on two weeks ago by Mr Miller , who had told her categorically , ‘ I do n't want Mrs Miller tackling any of the heavier domestic tasks , you understand ? |
| 10 | Erm but things like er you could see how people would lose heart with decorating , er because fairly soon after you 'd decorated , the ceiling and the wall , erm just below the heaters and above the heater , cos it was almost , well it was almost completely black . |
| 11 | We could see neither station nor buildings . |
| 12 | They could see only darkness from the invisible bars of their prison . |
| 13 | It may even have been — for he was quick to spot poetic talent — that he could see where Betjeman 's true genius lay . |
| 14 | Richard opened slowly and then the cock was in and he could see only Martin 's glistening blond hair between his legs . |