Example sentences of "could see a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah 's house was at the other end of it and I could see a couple of cars parked outside what I was sure was their home . |
| 2 | Looking down towards the Orne I could see a thick mist over the water and patches of mist hanging over the cornfields . |
| 3 | At the entrance to the grounds of the Chateau I could see a few Commandos . |
| 4 | As I approached I recognised one of them as a Medic from Brigade H.Q As we chatted together , I could see a number of dead Commandos lying on the lawn in front of the Chateau . |
| 5 | As I regained my composure I could see a wide grin on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 6 | I gazed upwards and could see a few stars twinkling in the sky , one seemed much brighter than the others . |
| 7 | Occasionally she could see a gleam in Rachel 's eye , as though she might suddenly ask him if his intentions were honourable , but for the first time in her life she learned to be grateful for her mother 's good manners . |
| 8 | He could see a bundle of checked cloth , an old blanket perhaps , an oil drum and , a little apart from the rest , a floating shoe . |
| 9 | However there are concerns that the market is rather high at present , which could see a fall in prices generally in the new year . |
| 10 | He could see a hurt , misunderstood look spreading across Karen 's face . |
| 11 | He looked in the mirror and could see a gout of her smoker 's phlegm on his cheek . |
| 12 | She could see a highwire directly overhead , above that , air traffic , and beyond-— . |
| 13 | She could see a decision path dividing in front of her as plainly as if it was real . |
| 14 | In her limited understanding , she could see a way to the upper strata of Arcady society and beyond it to the stars . |
| 15 | I could see a white hound running through the trees . |
| 16 | I could see a heron standing motionless , and a curlew dabbling by the shore . |
| 17 | I could see a cat , dying stoically . |
| 18 | WP Do you think we could see a reversion to the kind of right-wing authoritarianism which characterised Hungary between the wars ? |
| 19 | Mitzi Baum enquired to the evident disapproval of Fru Møller , who could see a gift-horse being looked in the mouth at one hundred metres . |
| 20 | The six times world champion could see a full ball and the standard miss rule was applied for a forfeited frame . |
| 21 | Through the window I could see a group of men walking away . |
| 22 | Over a hedge I could see a large stone sitting in the middle of the field , basking in the sun like a great toad . |
| 23 | I could see a noose had been thrown round my neck I 'd maybe never get free from . |
| 24 | Peering over the rim of his paunch , he could see a hard-on . |
| 25 | Although the main thing was that he now had clear proof that she was alive , he could see a lot more work ahead before he found her , if he ever found her . |
| 26 | In his own house the curtains were open , the light was on and he could see a young girl with a pigtail , seated at the piano . |
| 27 | The room had lino on the floor and a plastic three-piece suite gathered round a chipped tile fireplace all covered in dust , but through the door into the kitchen Hoomey could see a more homely scene , with Stalin and Gary watching football on a television set that sat on top of a refrigerator beside the sink . |
| 28 | Mary could see a row of white stones marking the pathway across the marsh . |
| 29 | Through it Carol could see a white world . |
| 30 | In the distance she could see a bus winding along the narrow lanes . |