Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] see [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I walked across the gravel to the colonnade , where I could see Conchis was already sitting , his back to me , I decided on a course of action — or rather , of reaction . |
| 2 | Maybe whoever buys the house will set her up again where she can see Narcissus — and much good did that ever do the poor girl . ’ |
| 3 | Doyle made his way through the crowded , smoky billiard hall , towards the bar at the end , where he could see Bodie nonchalantly sipping a coke . |
| 4 | There 's a curtain across the door , but it ai n't long enough so I can see Marie 's feet and her black trousers all in a ball on the ground . |
| 5 | Not really whimpers , Guy thought , holding the candle higher as he entered the solar so he could see Isabel more clearly . |
| 6 | Er I doubt if I , I doubt if I 'll see Granville before Friday . |
| 7 | The task of going direct from A to C , if I can see C , presents no special difficulty ; this is the kind of problem solved by the students of animal orientation . |
| 8 | It was as if I could see Dorothy looking at them , looking at them , trying to draw something from them to help her to hold on . |
| 9 | In a voice that shook in spite of her efforts to control it , she asked if she could see Mrs Blessington-Dalrymple . |
| 10 | At the start , when you still have enough energy to argue if you can see Schiehallion or not , and your first piece of chocolate has yet to be unwrapped , the distant peak beckoning on the far side of the ridge is sensational . |
| 11 | And if you can see Jeff after the meeting I 'm sure he , he can take your names and coordinate that . |
| 12 | transport management , yeah , erm anyway erm so well if you , if you can well if you can give me a list of , of what 's outstanding , if you can see Dave and you can see Guy |
| 13 | ‘ If you should see Miss Needham-Burrell … ’ |
| 14 | He held it there , lowered his head , peeped into the room , smiling , wondering if he could see Fi from this angle . |
| 15 | He was the first to emerge from the water , partly because he had an appointment with Rose , partly because he could see Araminta leaving . |
| 16 | Not while he could see Hank . |
| 17 | Not admittedly as much as the argument about whether you can see Schiehallion or not , but certainly enough to end in tears . |
| 18 | In the days when she had first known him she had wondered idly whether she might see Rupert round here , ‘ going in ’ or ‘ coming out ’ , though she was not clear when this might be expected or even what he might have been doing . |
| 19 | I was ashamed of him , especially as I could see Estella laughing at me over Miss Havisham 's shoulder . |
| 20 | One piece of South Cornish — and Plymouth — weather lore runs , ‘ When you can see Eddystone clearly , rain is on its way ; when you can not see it clearly , rain is already here ’ . |
| 21 | Now it may be a six hour drive from the Central Belt and a short one hour Loganair flight from Edinburgh but as you 'll see Katie 's destination is the last word in luxury . |
| 22 | As you can see Debenham is a much smaller school than St Aidans . |
| 23 | Felt the same way and he said as you can see Ann 's here we wo n't be having no more of that . |
| 24 | ‘ Blessed are the pure in heart , ’ the Beatitudes say , ‘ for they shall see God ’ ( Matt. |
| 25 | Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God . |
| 26 | Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God … ’ |
| 27 | for they will see God . |