Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [adv] see [art] [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 could even see a thrush pecking out a scarlet yew berry , swallowing the scarlet flesh and spitting out the poisonous pip .
6 She blew until she could barely see the shape of the social worker 's head through the pink bubble .
7 It was pitch black ; she could scarcely see a hand in front of her .
8 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 .
9 She could not see the state of Eleanor 's neck because Eleanor wore the collar of her crisp white blouse up .
10 She could not see if the platform emptied because she could not see the platform .
11 She told me later she could not see the point of such correspondence .
12 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 .
13 How very odd that she could not see the source of the light , but could see the light itself .
14 For one thing , she could n't see a thing in the blackout without her glasses ; and for another , the uniform was n't half attractive enough .
15 She could n't see the stain ; owing to the rain it was all dark , but of course it was there .
16 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 ’ .
17 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 !
18 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 ?
19 From where she was standing she could n't see the house , but she knew it was big , red-bricked and square .
20 She could n't see the number from where she was , so she stole through the undergrowth and came up to it from behind .
21 She could n't see the washing when the lights are out .
22 She could n't see the stranger 's face .
23 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 .
24 Without her glasses she could n't see the effect .
25 Although she could n't see the gesture , he waved a hand as if to demonstrate the extent of her freedom .
26 As yet she could n't see the pattern clearly .
27 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 .
28 Alice looked all round the table , but she could only see a teapot .
29 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 .
30 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 .
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