Example sentences of "i can [adv] see [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can just see his eyes . |
| 2 | File it alongside ‘ I 'll put you in motion pictures ’ , ‘ I could immortalise you in paint ’ , ‘ I can just see your neck in marble ’ , etc , etc . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh I can quite see your point of view ’ is not a reaction that is on the agenda , quite frankly . |
| 4 | AB : I can certainly see his point , but I just wonder whether this is too much of a generalisation . |
| 5 | In my day-dreams and nightmares you were always clothed in those washed-out jeans : I can still see their frayed , ravelled seams with their bleached , raggy threads softened by countless abrasions and grindings , the frazzled button-holes , the worn buttons showing the cheap metal underneath . |
| 6 | Nice old lady , no matter how often you tug at your woolly skirt hem to persuade it to cover your knees , I can still see your new shining cream bloomers ! |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I can still see my mother at the urn . ’ |
| 8 | I can still see my hand |
| 9 | I mean I can still see my hand moving |
| 10 | I can still see his grinning face as he tried to chase me . |