Example sentences of "could [adv] see a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alice looked all round the table , but she could only see a teapot . |
| 2 | and could only see a turn-up |
| 3 | It was pitch black ; she could scarcely see a hand in front of her . |
| 4 | ‘ If shoppers had their wish , the region could soon see a revolution with empty shops but booming business . ’ |
| 5 | Hari could just see a shape outlined against the uncovered glass , she had forgotten to put dad 's apron over the window . |
| 6 | The room was thick with smoke and I could just see a cot , but it was empty . |
| 7 | When he stood up he could just see a fire engine as if on the high seas diving and heaving towards him . |
| 8 | And I never found any embarrassment there because there was I always saw the wom woman , you could always see a woman chemist . |
| 9 | To cap all I suffered a physical hallucination as I staggered up the road beyond the inlet of Enard Bay : I could clearly see a row of cottages at the top of the hill but when I got there , they had vanished . |
| 10 | He could also see a line of washing , which included , he realized to his delight , the clerical undergarments . |
| 11 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 12 | ‘ Branford could immediately see a connection with us . |
| 13 | She could even see a thrush pecking out a scarlet yew berry , swallowing the scarlet flesh and spitting out the poisonous pip . |
| 14 | If the Government 's agricultural land tenancy reform proposals go through , which I rather hope they do , it 'll be a little while yet , we could well see a change in the security of tenure issue , which might make it easier to achieve er , vacancy and vacant possession . |
| 15 | If that gap is n't narrowed , we could well see a backlash as business doing their bit for the environment lose heart at the apparent lack of consumer interest . |
| 16 | Nigger could vaguely see a figure sitting on the stone slab on the left hand side of the small room . |
| 17 | Thus , if the whole internal process were slowed down enormously , one could actually see a representation of each command executed by the machine at the lowest possible level of representation . |
| 18 | I know it sounds crazy , but even as I watched this little boy , Jimbo , I thought I could actually see a muscle quiver . |