Example sentences of "could see [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudia could see that locking up a Masai for a crime he did not understand was cruel and inhuman . |
| 2 | They could see that providing specialist support for bureaux was a sure way of improving standards of generalist advice work but did not think that NACAB should develop these services further . |
| 3 | So Bully seized what he could see that looked like offering a bit of fun . |
| 4 | I could see that did not particularly please her , so I added , ‘ But your fame ranks with Shelley 's . |
| 5 | He was interested only in what he could see or hear or touch and , above everything , measure . |
| 6 | He rummaged under the counter and produced a colour chart , and , shoving the display-case of cakes to one side he flattened it out so that everyone could see and comment as they saw fit . |
| 7 | The sources from which the children could find information enabling them to make fullest use of the church study were not confined to what they saw in the booklet nor what they could see and think out for themselves ; a number of people , both inside and outside the school , were enthusiastic and available for consultation . |
| 8 | When he was n't asleep , Frederick had been friendly enough , though he often laughed loudly for no reason they could see and said things there was no answer to , like , ‘ Wotcha , young Carrie , how 's tricks ? ’ |
| 9 | Standing on Anak Krakatoa we could see and feel the fragility of the world , for we also stood at the gateway to its oceanic hemisphere . |
| 10 | The world had always been two-dimensional , flat and straight with things she could see and feel . |
| 11 | ‘ They were about the only way people could see and hear and know about things outside the scope of their own town . |
| 12 | Tonight she was to chair the meeting , so she left the front door unlocked for any late-comers , and , having seated the nervous little reporter from the Advent in a position where she could see and hear all the ladies present , giving her at the same time a hastily written list of the names of those expected to attend , she called the meeting to order . |
| 13 | The visit of the Association was not unlike the coming of a circus : local intellectuals had an opportunity to mingle with the eminent who came in droves , cities competed in the lavishness of their entertainment , and in days before radio and television one could see and hear well known speakers addressing scientific audiences , or sometimes great crowds of working men . |
| 14 | And you could see and hear enough during them four nights to live by blackmail the rest of the week , he 'd said . |
| 15 | From inside the belly of the cart , peering through knotholes in the wood , he could see and hear the acres of people from Pontydd . |
| 16 | All he could see and hear was the fire . |
| 17 | The 15-year-old could see and hear the baby crying and went to tell his father . |
| 18 | Anything to do with the , the ladies could see and translate . |
| 19 | He handled immediate matters he could see and touch like lighting the fire , hunting game , or finding the easiest way through a thicket or over swampy ground . |