Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this city where everything is possible , and he cuts such a figure in his light suit and striped silk tie , and is 32 and full of self-confidence , and can walk up to a girl he has never seen before and with a disarming smile ask her when lighting-up time is — how can he be wearing a maroon crew-necked sweater , and cavalry twill trousers with turnups , and be 22 , and find himself running after a girl and being told that she may or may not see him tomorrow ? |
| 2 | In the centre of the room , sitting at a table , was the strangest lady I have ever seen , or shall ever see . |
| 3 | For Israel 's way to be hidden Yahweh could mean that God can not see Israel 's way , or will not see Israel 's way , or has caused Israel not to be able to see its own way . |
| 4 | And if the gentleman having to put bandages on a lady and you want to put your hand underneath there just excuse me a moment , alright , because in the exam one row of you will certainly going to have a lady bandage okay , put slings on and to bandage so it 's just as well not to get to you know used to bandaging up great big chaps and then you 'll find you 've got some little tiny five foot two or five foot nothing lady bandaging in exam , alright , so swap around , so get yourselves so you 've got a partner and use your bandages and let's just see you do the high sling to start . |
| 5 | And must not see , |
| 6 | For some years her vision had only enabled her to find her way about her house : she could not read and could scarcely see her television . |
| 7 | The party 's problem was that it was a Catholic organisation and could not see the class basis of the problems . |
| 8 | When Tony was seen in hospital by the therapist on the following morning he denied having wanted to kill himself , but claimed he was fed up and could not see any way out of his present difficulties . |
| 9 | She leaned on a staff as tall as herself , and could not see the visitors to her fur-lined chamber , but her nearsense informed her . |
| 10 | It was found that although a four-week tutorial programme had been prepared , the children in the mainstream school were far more receptive and accepting of the situation and could not see any reason for delaying the child 's integration . |
| 11 | He was uncertain , and could not see the point of hazarding a guess before the forensic labs had reported on the pair of scissors . |
| 12 | Last August Australia sent three naval ships to the Gulf ; Bob Hawke , the prime minister , made it clear in December that they would be put under American operational control and could well see combat . |
| 13 | ‘ I looked at the walls in the Goldie boathouse and saw the names of all the crews and could n't see a cox with three wins on the trot . |
| 14 | We could hardly get inside for rubbish and could n't see the floor , it was all dirt , and there used to be two or three benches on which we had to sit down ; then old Morgan would read the Bible to us and pray , we had to kneel down — oh what a dry lesson . |
| 15 | ‘ We could n't breathe and could n't see . |
| 16 | I 've watched it on TV and could n't see either . |
| 17 | I did n't and could n't see it as a progressive condition which was bound to culminate in some sort of breakdown or breakthrough . |
| 18 | But the patient was having treatment and could n't see visitors so he had an hour to spare . |
| 19 | A year ago I experienced a sensation of flashing lights and could n't see for about 20 minutes . |
| 20 | No big deal , it had happened in his life before ; but suddenly he was intensely , intensely relieved that Wayne had stayed in the van and could n't see this . |
| 21 | But Camille had turned back to her toenails and could n't see her mother 's face . |
| 22 | His face was twitching ; he tried to stop it , and failed ; looked for Rogers and could n't see him ; lost track of position and direction and why he was up there at all . |
| 23 | She looked in front of them and could n't see anything . |
| 24 | and could n't see it |
| 25 | I was up there , stood on the landing where he could n't hear me and could n't see me I was |
| 26 | I went upstairs and had a look and could n't see and er |
| 27 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 28 | He was shipping water at a furious rate and could plainly see that he was drowning . |
| 29 | and could only see a turn-up |
| 30 | He looked back from the road , and could still see her in her white dress , standing modestly apart from the dancers . |