Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could just see the top of his mother 's head , right at the front … |
| 2 | The noise became louder and he could just see the outline of a lorry . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He could also see the driver of the sledge-a huge figure , much bigger than a man . |
| 5 | He could clearly see the outline of one side of her body through the cotton nightdress she wore , her nipples dark spots against the pale cloth . |
| 6 | The phrases ‘ deluge trickled down his neck , ’ and ‘ met by such a blast of wind and water that he could scarcely see the track ’ make Turnours ' journey seem physically unpleasant . |
| 7 | ‘ He could always see the illusion from the point of view of the audience . |
| 8 | He could never see the danger of such things , he could never see the way they 'd drive the country down into the stratum of the beasts . |
| 9 | He could never see the danger of such things , he could never see the way they 'd drive the country down into the stratum of the beasts . |
| 10 | The picture itself was so dark he could only see the image of Emily in the glass , naked and moving wildly , her buttocks pumping urgently against him . |
| 11 | They must once have been the focus of her beauty , and although they were sunken now , he could still see the glint of intelligence behind them . |
| 12 | In the mirror he could dimly see the room behind him . |
| 13 | If he got up and peered closely enough he would still see the prick of that vanished drawing-pin in the plaster . |
| 14 | He would never see the world again . |