Example sentences of "they [modal v] see [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could see girls with pony tails and college scarves walking in easy friendship with boys along the damp slippery footpaths up towards Earlsfort Terrace . |
| 2 | By mid-forenoon they could see Dunbar 's towers ahead ; and by noontide they were under the outer castle-bridge , with Ramsay shouting up his name to the watch and asking for the Countess Agnes . |
| 3 | As one rather disillusioned Protestant Unionist put it : ‘ they were a party who believed in their God given right to rule this country ’ and they were not about to give up that right , especially as they could see signs of regaining control of their own party . |
| 4 | People kept asking if they could see upstairs.It 's a constant challenge to restore the house . |
| 5 | Although the moon had set , they could see Maldita 's ghostly white body slumped in the corner like a cast-off shroud . |
| 6 | At last , from the top of the waves , they could see Thomasin Darling . |
| 7 | They could see Caspar tearing across towards Mrs Wright 's orchard . |
| 8 | Already they could see students in duffle coats , laughing and talking . |
| 9 | Through the open door of her room they could see Barbara Coleman 's packed bag just as she had promised . |
| 10 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 11 | In a moment , they were far enough out that they could see miles down the rocky shoreline … and they could see the other boaters scrambling up on to a piece of rock . |
| 12 | They could see patches of it through the over-run front garden . |
| 13 | If the inevitably deformed critics who admired his work — and the critics who sat with their faces pointing up at us did seem to have the countenances of gargoyles , while the aisles were crammed with their wheelchairs — knew of certain weaknesses — certain indulgences , let us say — they would see Pyke 's work in a different light . |
| 14 | FEW foreign brokers in South Korea thought they would see profits in 1992 , the year in which South Korea inched open its stockmarket to outside investors . |
| 15 | ‘ Blessed are the pure in heart , ’ the Beatitudes say , ‘ for they shall see God ’ ( Matt. |
| 16 | Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God . |
| 17 | Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God … ’ |
| 18 | ‘ In 18 months time they will see lorries cars and trains passing through the city and across the river , more than 25 feet over their heads . |
| 19 | I commend it to Ministers , but , bearing in mind our debates in Committee , I confess that I do not do so with any great hope that they will see sense for once and will accept this sensible recommendation . |
| 20 | for they will see God . |
| 21 | Blessed are those whose hearts are pure they will see God . |
| 22 | It seems to be coming back fairly swiftly actually , and airlines are quite confident now that erm they will see traffic growth once again of round about five per cent |
| 23 | If the adventurers examine the dead guests , they will see insignia of the royal and noble houses of The Empire and Bretonnia , past and present . |
| 24 | ‘ Hey — do you think they can see Biff Thacker as well ? ’ |
| 25 | And when people like Michael Bilington from the Guardian comes here what they are interested in are the Irish shows , not the visiting productions which they can see anytime . |
| 26 | They can see parents falling out and learning to compromise and become friends again and that helps them , in turn , to create a good marriage . |
| 27 | I want to make it absolutely clear that general practitioners voluntarily choose to run fund-holding practices and are not forced by the Government to do so — and GPs will take that step only if they can see benefits for their patients . |
| 28 | ‘ The more they can see business reasons for what they do , the more likely they are to continue their support . |
| 29 | The orthopaedic secretaries at that hospital should be telephoned to see which of the consultants is happy to do medico-legal reports and how quickly they can see patients . |
| 30 | They can see movement behind the window pane glass . |