Example sentences of "be able see [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 With the binoculars that they carried , they must have been able to see her from the moment that she set out .
2 I have never been able to see it with the naked eye ( as some observers claim to have done ) , but it is not hard to find with × 7 , and it is easy with × 8.5 .
3 The stairs were cold and draughty and the light was n't good , but she 'd placed herself so that the agency 's receptionist would be able to see her through the glass-panelled door if she should happen to glance up .
4 Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months .
5 Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months .
6 ‘ You 're too short , Ryan wo n't be able to see you above the fence unless you do . ’
7 I would n't be able to see it in the .
8 Going along the road , er on the A Nineteen , from the north towards er the village er if one assumed that there were to be some development on site D forty , would you be able to see it from the road ?
9 It is more difficult to know whether an animal goes through the experience of at one moment not being able to see a food item , but then being able to see it at the next .
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