Example sentences of "can [adv] see the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another rebel said : ‘ He has tunnel vision and can only see the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 2 | Unsurprisingly , viewers in the Serb-held cities in Bosnia are no longer able to receive Sarajevo TV , but can only see the Belgrade version of reality . |
| 3 | It does n't mean pretending you can not see the peeling wallpaper and moth-eaten curtains , and going wild with a credit card . |
| 4 | In general terms , if you can not see the water surface you should trim and fly the aeroplane at the speed and configuration which gives the best combination of high nose attitude , low airspeed and minimum rate of descent . |
| 5 | Zenith can not see the source code because the copy is compiled ( in object code ) , but by using the program extensively , Zenith gets a good insight into the workings and structure of Acme 's program and , based on this insight , Zenith writes its program ( obviously without using a source code listing of Acme 's program ) . |
| 6 | But I can just see the Sun headline , a fitting follow up to ‘ Paddy Pants-down ’ , to wit : ‘ Is Neil A Nancy Boyo ? ’ |
| 7 | Non-train ticket holders can still see the road traction engine display at Swanage at £1 for adults and just 50 pence for children . |
| 8 | Inside , one can still see the Map Room , where Churchill used to study the progress of the war , the Cabinet Room where many of the Second World War 's most important decisions were made , and Churchill 's personal accommodation from which he made several of his wartime broadcasts . |
| 9 | ( I can still see the Lorimer drive blasting into the back of the net with Bremner barely off-side and no-where near interfering with play . ) |
| 10 | If I take the Metro you can almost see the petrol gauge dying in front of you . ’ |
| 11 | Throughout this gargantuan meal the talk was almost entirely concentrated on food , on remembering other great meals , or discussing the quality of the ham and the other salumi : ‘ It must n't just be pink ; it must n't be too fat , and it should be cut so thin that you can almost see the church tower through it . ’ |