Example sentences of "could see it " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some reason I could n't , though I could see it was that which infuriated her more than anything . |
| 2 | I could see it in his eyes . |
| 3 | I could n't really tell what it was till she told me , but when she did I could see it . |
| 4 | I wish Marie and Annie was here so they could see it . |
| 5 | I never thought we could see it like this . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They could see it was distracting attention from their own priorities over contra demobilisation . |
| 7 | In London , the big plane tree stuck in the pavement outside Mrs Parvis 's house had three white rings painted round its black trunk so people could see it even in the dark . |
| 8 | The wood down there , below the water line , was spongy and rotten : she could see it crumbling away in his hands . |
| 9 | Clarissa observed dryly that she could see it was and that he 'd better go round ringing all the doorbells . |
| 10 | We could see it was n't gold , mind you , but it was quite a thing , all the same . |
| 11 | He could see it steaming where it coated the rim and the long-handled wooden spoon . |
| 12 | Another door , Harry had said , down by the river 's edge : and in fact , when I looked I could see it , a once-painted slab of wood set in brickwork , its bottom edge barely six inches above the water . |
| 13 | In any case , he made feeble efforts to help me get him to his left foot , and with my almost total support he made the few hops to reach the boat , though I could see it hurt him sorely . |
| 14 | I could see it shining . |
| 15 | I went to inspect and could see it was a half-plucked pheasant . |
| 16 | He could see it … ? |
| 17 | Until recently what was on the child 's school record and whether parent or child could see it was a vexed question . |
| 18 | I could see it from where Abu Khadra used to stand at the edge of his fields in Barqa , although few people knew where Barqa was . |
| 19 | I could see it sailing over the trouble and landing on the green . |
| 20 | We could see it . |
| 21 | Their snug cottage looked across the road to the ugliest house on the green , the Rectory , which stood at six o'clock , dead opposite the Youngs across Thrush Green , and was consequently a source of continuous irritation to Edward , the architect , who could see it from every south-facing window of his house . |
| 22 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 23 | He could see it now , tucked up in a cassette case . |
| 24 | I remember my dad saying he knew something was up because he could see it in my eyes , ’ says Charman . |
| 25 | The Chairman placed a large digital clock on the conference table where everyone could see it . |
| 26 | You will have heard the phrase ‘ I could see it out of the corner of my eye ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Could n't we write out a message on the ground , Brown Owl , so that the pilot could see it — with stones or something ? ’ |
| 28 | There was a difference of course ; he could see it in the eyes . |
| 29 | He could see it skimming over the surface of the black waters of the Liffey far below . |
| 30 | It had certainly been built to last , and although we could see it had lost a lot of windows and the stonework was damaged , it was obviously going to be standing there a few more years yet . |