Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [adv] see [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We thought he might not see the body , ’ said Libab .
2 If it 's the and that down it he could n't see a blockage .
3 He could n't see a thing .
4 He could n't see a horse playing badminton .
5 He hurried out into the garden but to his disappointment he could n't see a pear tree anywhere let alone one with a partridge in it .
6 He could n't see the suitcase but he knew where it was , in the cavity between the walls and the roof .
7 He looked up , but even now he could n't see the top of the giant tree .
8 ‘ Oh , you 've repaid him : you 've opened his eyes to things that 've been under his nose , and he could n't see the wood for the trees .
9 He could n't see the patient when he first entered because of the people standing around her .
10 He could n't see the hedge at the far end .
11 Was he so besotted with the woman that he could n't see the fallibility of what she was saying ?
12 He could n't see the boy any more .
13 He could n't see the gunman but at least he knew where he was .
14 He could n't see the yacht from where he was sitting and Ruth was glad of that .
15 It was as well he could n't see the scene at Inveraray castle that same minute .
16 If he could n't see the guy shooting at him , he did n't have a chance .
17 He could n't see the ground either .
18 From where he stood he could n't see the hospital wing .
19 Initially , he could n't see the body , and then he noticed the tell-tale blanket draped over a shape on the floor .
20 He could n't see the torch being flashed underneath and through the windows , but he felt the car sway as one of the coppers tugged at the driver s handle and the boot .
21 Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies .
22 Guard dogs hurled themselves against the wire and then chased the car the length of the property , barking frantically , while Cinzia told Zen how she had persuaded Gianluigi to buy a place in the country although he could n't see the point , but to her nature was not a luxury but something fundamental , a source of sanity and order , did he understand what she meant ?
23 He could n't see the point of the story at all , but Ellen refused to explain .
24 He had always told me that education was a waste of time and he could n't see the point of it .
25 When he stood up he could just see a fire engine as if on the high seas diving and heaving towards him .
26 He could just see the top of his mother 's head , right at the front …
27 The noise became louder and he could just see the outline of a lorry .
28 She was mostly turned away from him ; he could just see the curve of her cheek , the line of her nose , and as he watched she put her head down very slightly .
29 He could also see a line of washing , which included , he realized to his delight , the clerical undergarments .
30 He could also see the driver of the sledge-a huge figure , much bigger than a man .
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