Example sentences of "[subord] he [modal v] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also suggested that he go and live in San Francisco for six months , where he might see for himself and in practice the ideal which Jesus Christ was talking about , which is far removed from anything the Church of England ever practises in this country . |
| 2 | ‘ He likes us where he can see us , he says . ’ |
| 3 | He just wants to keep the goat tethered — ; here , where he can see it . |
| 4 | Doyle made his way through the crowded , smoky billiard hall , towards the bar at the end , where he could see Bodie nonchalantly sipping a coke . |
| 5 | He 'd then take off his wrist watch and put it where he could see it as he talked . |
| 6 | Although he could see no more than the man 's black outline , he sensed it was a rival he was moving towards , one who saw himself as having rights in the moor , even rights of possession over it . |
| 7 | But although he could see areas of hewn stonework that seemed to close him in , and although he could certainly see barred windows through which light streamed , there were no gaolers , and there were no other prisoners . |
| 8 | He found humanism , which posits no values outside human beings , very hard to swallow , although he could see no case against it . |
| 9 | Said Francis : ‘ Carlton 's virus seems to be lingering so he 'll see the doctor before we reassess his situation . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ So he can see you on the screen in his office . |
| 11 | That was where I met and still meet the only person I 'd call a friend ; Jamie the dwarf , whom I let sit on my shoulders so he can see the bands . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 'm here now , so he can see me whenever he likes . ’ |
| 13 | Or , so he can see it when I go and see him . |
| 14 | Cos what he does , he puts a tea bag in a cup pours about that much water on takes the tea bag out and tops it right up with water so he can see bottom of cup . |
| 15 | Philip twisted round so he could see the dog better . |
| 16 | ‘ Did he make it back home ? ’ said Lee , pushing the helmet up so he could see . |
| 17 | There was a big rear-view mirror over the bar so he could see the glances being exchanged behind his back . |
| 18 | Harper lit hay so he could see more clearly . |
| 19 | He drew her to a stop and swung her round so he could see her face in the half-light . |
| 20 | The Doctor looked at Ace in genuine amazement until , with a smile , she raised a hand so he could see the oil glistening on her gloved fingers . |
| 21 | There was no key in the lock , so he could see in through the big old-fashioned key-hole . |
| 22 | One of the Germans stationed in the house got suspicious of Antoinette hanging about near the cellar door and made her give him the key and go down there with him so he could see what she was hiding . |
| 23 | Not really whimpers , Guy thought , holding the candle higher as he entered the solar so he could see Isabel more clearly . |
| 24 | Guy drew back so he could see her face . |
| 25 | He held her close for a moment , then drew back so he could see her face . |
| 26 | ‘ You were ? ’ he exclaimed , jerking his head back so he could see into her face . |
| 27 | Mr Culliford says a refund would help pay for his relatives to fly to England , so he could see them before he dies . |
| 28 | ‘ He said he was walking along the middle line so he could see where he was going , ’ said Mr Wellens , of Blue Ridge , Morton-on-Swale . |
| 29 | I said what would I like to say , disgusted with the way he 's been treated , I said my father left intensive care at one o'clock on Friday , we was told he was gon na leave there at four o'clock to go home and have a meal and be with him when he went on the ward , when we came back , he 'd been moved , he 'd gone on the ward , he was plonked in the chair , his catheter was on his lap , it had leaked all over him , his dressing was hanging off and seeping with green stuff the wound on his leg was run all down over his foot , he 'd got no cover on his seat so he could see , Dave said they looked and they did n't look very bloody nice |
| 30 | It was as if his vision had steadily darkened , until he could see nothing else ; no brightness , no sunlight , just a public hell into which he felt he was being dragged while others walked by it unseeing . |