Example sentences of "could see [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We could see neither station nor buildings .
2 And in his yellow eyes I could see only hate and evil .
3 Restlessly Leith moved over to the window , but while the view from her room was quite exquisite , she saw nothing of it and could see only Naylor 's furious face as he accused her of leading Travis on .
4 Only long cloaks blowing , up on top of the young dunes , a gaze of strange cold eyes , a flash of spear-points — then the rain drove across , and Ruth could see only night .
5 Then the boat went down between the waves and she could see only mountains of wild water everywhere .
6 They could see only darkness from the invisible bars of their prison .
7 Richard opened slowly and then the cock was in and he could see only Martin 's glistening blond hair between his legs .
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