Example sentences of "can see [pron] [be] " in BNC.

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1 That the only time he can see me is next Tuesday night ?
2 You 're here , you 're on trial , you can see him being accused of all sorts of things , defend yourself , job your opportunity to clarify in front of us , we represent the people .
3 ‘ I can see nobody is going to believe this story first time , are they ? ’
4 ‘ As you can see we are talking sub rosa , ’ she said pointing to the wild roses above our heads , ‘ so I am about to let you into a secret .
5 I think you can see we are on the road to recovery .
6 But as far as I can see we are more or less covered .
7 I guess Joe Walsh started it , but the two drummers heard it in opposite senses — you can see we 're all laughing .
8 But I can see we 're not going to agree .
9 My relationship with my kids is fine — my eldest daughter saw us fighting and can see we 're both better off living apart .
10 Now with our Women 's Office , foreigners can see we 're no longer a backward country .
11 I can see we 're having difficulty with these questions no it 's just the answers , okay , question five , now this one 's easy if you 're a surgery , if you have a tracheotomy , where would you show off the scar ?
12 I said to him about holding back not giving us our quota I said they can see we 're not doing now . .
13 But , yes — I read plays and I can see actors in the parts — I hope I can see what is suitable to their personalities .
14 Diana much prefers sitting in the body of the auditorium where she can see what is going on on stage .
15 If your roof is not felted , it may be a little dustier in the roof space , but it will be better ventilated and you can see what is happening to the tiles and battens more easily .
16 If you know how to read the ocean , it is like looking at the stars : you can see what is happening not only far away but also long ago .
17 With careful arrangement you can see what is happening in the next room ( with an open dividing door or glass panel ) or behind you or in the hall , even in the garden , thereby extending your range of vision and your range of information .
18 If you look at any good policeman , you will notice that he always walks facing the traffic , so that he can see what is coming towards him and is not taken by surprise .
19 The foster parents remain unconcerned as their own eggs or nestlings follow each other to the ground , even when they can see what is going on .
20 Unschooled children , if the evidence does demonstrate that they are being less explicit , may in fact be taking it for granted that the questioner can see what is being referred to so that there is no apparent need to be explicit .
21 ‘ You can see what is already happening . ’
22 Then you can see what is available and what would work best for you .
23 ‘ But you make me so angry , ’ she said on a short laugh , ‘ when anyone with half a brain can see what is going on ! ’
24 To return to the point made by the hon. Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) , this is all about transparency and opening up the process to much greater public scrutiny , so that the public can see what is going on , the taxpayer can see what his or her money is being spent on and the customer can see the standard of service being contracted to be provided .
25 What they 're able to do with that money this year and in that way we can make a reasonable assessment as to what has to be done next year and the years after and budget all , but we 're talking about how they 're going to spend the money that we 've just earlier on voted for , for us so that we can see what is being done and also that the public can see because after all this all came up , the report to the ombudsman and the public will not be satisfied about our performance on that .
26 We ought to find a place where we can see what 's happening . ’
27 When you look back you can see what 's wrong with it .
28 In any event , all the adventurers who can see what 's going on feel excruciating hunger pangs and take an automatic Wound .
29 N.B. Good spellers , on the other hand , often enjoy searching for exceptions and looking at incorrect examples , because they can see what 's wrong .
30 I can see what 's troubling Fiver ; though he 'll get over it , I dare say .
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