Example sentences of "[adv] he [modal v] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes opened wide , and suddenly he could see Kirov in a new light . |
| 2 | Far below he could see the lacework shadow of the Forth bridge on the glittering estuary and the long dark lines of the cruisers Edinburgh , Southampton , and further out , the destroyer Mohawk , under way for Rosyth after convoy duty . |
| 3 | From below he could see that its skin was strangely pale and pink between its wide-straddled hind legs and the tight black bag of its scrotum , he thought , seemed incongruously small and toylike for such a massive , murderous animal . |
| 4 | Alexander had continued to stare , completely sober now , at the apparition only he could see . |
| 5 | He seemed to be looking at a picture only he could see . |
| 6 | Then the judge must do his best for the community as a whole , frankly and honestly , not pretending to " discover " some law beneath the surface of statutes or precedents that only he can see . |
| 7 | For a moment all he could see was the great wall of surf , dark at its roots like a dyed blonde . |
| 8 | As Creggan turned north away from the Park all he could see for miles ahead was the stretching city . |
| 9 | So he would see me later . |
| 10 | At night , when he was getting ready for bed , he would switch on his bedside lamp and stand with his back to it so he could see his shadow against the far wall . |
| 11 | Raising the trapdoor a little more so he could see out , he cautiously pushed out the barrel of the shotgun and checked for any sign of enemy personnel , as best as he could in his limited field of vision . |
| 12 | He 's got turkey salad and he did n't even eat it so I took the , the top off it so he could see the turkey in it , then he changed his mind now , I thought he might . |
| 13 | than first so he could see Claire with her not being very well mid-morning and er he said er |
| 14 | Inside he could see Elinor talking , with some animation , to Donald , her long hair falling across her face . |
| 15 | Off to Sharpe 's left , about a mile away he could see the roofs of two more farmhouses , while to his right the wood gave way to rolling cornfields intersected by a farm track that twisted between the crops . |
| 16 | The light grew stronger and soon he could see that a little way ahead there was an open track of bare gravel . |
| 17 | If Felipe de Santis had his eyes on his sister a little more he would see what was happening . |
| 18 | Later he would see Hugo 's Quasimodo as having a direct bearing on his as yet unformed philosophy of ugliness , and he remembered a saying : ‘ In my soul I am beautiful . ’ |
| 19 | He already knew most of the city 's different districts and its short cuts , its sudden changes of place and people ; it was just that now he would see the shop windows shining at night instead of by day , see them gliding past from a car or taxi window as he was driven home for the night . |
| 20 | ‘ If he went now he would see all his previous life here as a waste of time , and in a way he is wreaking vengeance on his mother by being embittered and something of a failure — saying , look what you 've done to me . ’ |
| 21 | But he had let his arrow fly , now he must see where it fell . |
| 22 | Now he could see that the mound had an entrance , marked by a boulder as large as the mounting block . |
| 23 | Now he could see the faded curtains inside the shed and the crowded shelves beyond . |
| 24 | Yakovlev was the man 's name ; even now he could see the look of surprise on his face as the sword entered his body . |
| 25 | Martin looked up into the dark sky where now he could see a faint pattern of grey , scudding clouds , then whispered , ‘ I do n't think it 'll last long with this wind , and there 's more snow in the air . |
| 26 | Now he could see more clearly . |
| 27 | Now he could see to the lane that led to the pavillon . |
| 28 | She had been resting against his trunk and now he could see what had happened to it . |
| 29 | Perhaps now he could see why the drawing was in a space by itself . |
| 30 | Now he could see a small knot of people in front of that roadblock , dressed in overcoats , caps and hats ; attempting , it seemed , to talk their way past half a dozen yellow-anoraked policemen on the other side of that barrier . |