Example sentences of "she [modal v] [adv] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was all soft and scummy inside , and greenish , like his eyes , and she stood up and pulled the two halves of his torn torso together like a shirt she was going to button up so she should not see the spilling of his innards . |
| 2 | Sir Gregory knew that was out of the question , but it was also essential that she should not see the entrance to the tunnel . |
| 3 | He turned towards the stove so that she should n't see the flush of shame and dismay that he had let slip Berowne 's name . |
| 4 | She could easily see the broadness of his shoulders underneath a tailored white sports shirt . |
| 5 | She blew until she could barely see the shape of the social worker 's head through the pink bubble . |
| 6 | By the time the train moved off she could see nothing at all out of the window , she could scarcely see the window , so many people were squeezed between her and it . |
| 7 | She could not see the state of Eleanor 's neck because Eleanor wore the collar of her crisp white blouse up . |
| 8 | She could not see if the platform emptied because she could not see the platform . |
| 9 | She told me later she could not see the point of such correspondence . |
| 10 | One day when we were vacationing in Santa Fe in 1943 my daughter , Jennifer , who was then 3 , asked me why she could not see the picture I had just taken of her . |
| 11 | How very odd that she could not see the source of the light , but could see the light itself . |
| 12 | She could n't see the stain ; owing to the rain it was all dark , but of course it was there . |
| 13 | It was clear from the reports that he was an insanely jealous man who , for example , ‘ made [ his wife ] walk with her head down so she could n't see the bulge in men 's trousers ’ . |
| 14 | He was right , she could breathe , but only if she closed her eyes so she could n't see the perspex two inches from her nose ! |
| 15 | He felt warm and solid , safe , and , so long as she could n't see the mockery that sometimes filled his eyes , she could pretend , could n't she ? |
| 16 | From where she was standing she could n't see the house , but she knew it was big , red-bricked and square . |
| 17 | She could n't see the number from where she was , so she stole through the undergrowth and came up to it from behind . |
| 18 | She could n't see the washing when the lights are out . |
| 19 | She could n't see the stranger 's face . |
| 20 | The hair above his left ear was matted and spiked like her kitten 's fur after he had washed , but she could n't see the blood against the dark hair . |
| 21 | Without her glasses she could n't see the effect . |
| 22 | Although she could n't see the gesture , he waved a hand as if to demonstrate the extent of her freedom . |
| 23 | As yet she could n't see the pattern clearly . |
| 24 | She could still see the tableau this morning : her father with tears of pride in his eyes — she knew he would go to the business and bore everyone to death with tales about how his wonderful daughter was going to university . |
| 25 | She could only see the ceiling , but she could imagine the sight her bottom made : just overlapping the table , with her thighs spread wide to present a perfect picture of her intimate sexual opening to an enthralled audience . |
| 26 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 27 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 28 | Presently she could see him again ; his head was erect , but his eyes were cast down so that she could only see the dark . |
| 29 | She could now see the creek , filled with its glamorous yachts and strolling , beautiful people … |
| 30 | She could almost see the thought processes flicker across his brain . |