Example sentences of "could [adv] see the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , there wo n't be much alteration from the side which triumphed so convincingly in Lithuania and Latvia although we could perhaps see the return of Nottingham Forest winger Kingsley Black at some stage . |
| 2 | But through the clogging pain in her breast , she could only seen the gaze of Lady Usk — dark and knowing . |
| 3 | She could only see the ceiling , but she could imagine the sight her bottom made : just overlapping the table , with her thighs spread wide to present a perfect picture of her intimate sexual opening to an enthralled audience . |
| 4 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 5 | In the darkness Gabriel could only see the shape of a woman sitting on a horse . |
| 6 | Erlich could only see the soles . |
| 7 | The picture itself was so dark he could only see the image of Emily in the glass , naked and moving wildly , her buttocks pumping urgently against him . |
| 8 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 9 | Granny was seated in her rocking chair facing the fireplace , but her back was to me and I could only see the paper curlers she had in her hair . |
| 10 | ‘ And I should have realised that you 'd be the one who could only see the thing from one angle , ’ he retorted harshly . |
| 11 | Presently she could see him again ; his head was erect , but his eyes were cast down so that she could only see the dark . |
| 12 | The British Trias is almost completely lacking in marine fossils below the Rhaetian , but I maintained that one could nevertheless see the effects of alpine transgressions reflected in our continental sediments . |
| 13 | Looking to the north , she could already see the curtains of snow which were sweeping towards them with terrifying speed . |
| 14 | I could already see the books piled high in the better shops , garlanded with white slips of praise . |
| 15 | By the time the train moved off she could see nothing at all out of the window , she could scarcely see the window , so many people were squeezed between her and it . |
| 16 | The phrases ‘ deluge trickled down his neck , ’ and ‘ met by such a blast of wind and water that he could scarcely see the track ’ make Turnours ' journey seem physically unpleasant . |
| 17 | ‘ If I could just see the Master I could explain to him . |
| 18 | But luckily enough I got up and walked round the back and I could just see the lights on in the living room downstairs . |
| 19 | The tide was already on the turn , you could just see the stone margin of the path they had walked . |
| 20 | From the window of the dining-room Conradin could just see the door of the shed . |
| 21 | He could just see the top of his mother 's head , right at the front … |
| 22 | The fabric was so delicate that if she wore it without a brassiere you could just see the outline of her nipples . |
| 23 | The noise became louder and he could just see the outline of a lorry . |
| 24 | They could just see the Maggon Mountains to the West . |
| 25 | Except that the mattress had smelt musty , and that as they lay in bed through those long cold mornings they could just see the spire of the Congregational church through the window . |
| 26 | Between the block and the house you could just see the walls of the walled garden , flint-built , crossed and coped with brick-work . |
| 27 | She was mostly turned away from him ; he could just see the curve of her cheek , the line of her nose , and as he watched she put her head down very slightly . |
| 28 | She could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt . |
| 29 | She was breathing so quietly I could hardly see the rise and fall of her breasts , and those lips of hers looking fuller than I remembered , the mouth wider , and the line of the teeth just showing very white . |
| 30 | Visibility was so poor that Defries could hardly see the runway in front of her . |