Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] see [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Over her shoulder , Britta could see coils of smoke .
2 He took off his dark glasses , and Duroc could see points of blood in the Elder 's ancient eyes .
3 I think erm that sometimes the fact that children have moved to a school where they have a timetable which has got subjects written down on a piece of paper , and the fact that they bring homework back with them and parents can see work in exercise books , sometimes that acts as a kind of reassurance to parents that something is going on which they recognise as education .
4 It chugged along the thin edge of slopes where , hundreds of feet below , Endill could see lochs with birds and boats on .
5 They were focused on the stone table and Jack could see particles of dust swirling in the beams .
6 It seemed as though the next General Election would see agreements between Labour and the Liberals in several constituencies .
7 But , in spite of the stirring words , in spite of the cast 's cheers , Charles could see panic in Paul Lexington 's eyes .
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