Example sentences of "[noun prp] could see [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ritually and administratively , then , Richard could see the value of churchmen . |
| 2 | At the far end , on a dais , was a long table crowded with fierce-looking men dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks , though , from where he stood , Corbett could see the glint of armour many of them wore beneath their robes . |
| 3 | A friend wrote requesting to have his salary allotted to the widow " and that she would get a person to do the business " , but Barratt could see no way for the widow to be of service . |
| 4 | Alexander could see no point at all in doing this and flatly refused . |
| 5 | Their feet were bare and , even from where she stood , Fenella could see the knotting of the leg muscles from the agonising cramp which they must surely suffer almost continuously . |
| 6 | Patrick could see the flash of the club 's shafts above the heads of the spectators and the ‘ Oohs ’ of the crowd as their shots hung above the flag . |
| 7 | Isabel could see the tension in his body , feel the waves of fury vibrating from him . |
| 8 | Felix could see a man in the shining armour and plumed helmet of a Reiksguard knight . |
| 9 | Cardiff could see the sweat on Jimmy 's brow . |
| 10 | The servants did not want to offend their young master , and Mrs Reed could see no fault in her dear boy . |
| 11 | Wherever the Baroque music was coming from , and it was somewhere in the room , the equipment was well camouflaged ; Jackson could see no hint of electronic gadgetry to mar the overall appearance of timeless opulence . |
| 12 | Owen could see the head of the procession from where he stood . |
| 13 | As Tiguary announced the plan to the assembled chiefs , Dulé could see the scene in his mind 's eye : the fire licking up one mast , then leaping in the rigging to the other , snaking through the spars , then falling in sparks , and setting the decks to smouldering while sleepy men sloshed water about with the balers , yelling orders to one another , until , when the flames had lit up all the timbers and the ship blazed in a transparent lattice of spars and ribs , her defenders would fling themselves into the sea and the warriors would swoop out of the shallows and fall on them : it would be as easy as catching fish . |
| 14 | An open sale of a vote , such as this , was quite unusual , however , and Buchanan of Balfunning appears to have been particularly unscrupulous , even on Ardkinglas 's own showing , for the latter suggessed that if Buchanan could see a commission for his son , ‘ we have him , if not Montrose has him , to whom he ows many obligations ’ . |
| 15 | In retrospect Lena could see the ingenuity of his ploy . |
| 16 | Against the broad yellow light Cameron and Menzies could see the officer in silhouette , walking his horse forwards to meet a crowd in the road where it levelled out after the sharp rise from the bridge across to Grandtully . |
| 17 | Joe could see the end of an ironing board , and somebody moving around . |
| 18 | Mary could see a row of white stones marking the pathway across the marsh . |
| 19 | In the sudden brightness Gabriel could see every tree around him , until the light disappeared just as suddenly , leaving him in the blackest darkness . |
| 20 | trickled down , Jack could see a boy with oriental features and what seemed to be a rain-soaked face . |
| 21 | Witcher could see the belief in the eyes of the commuters . |
| 22 | He was nearly fifty and Kate could see the pity in his eyes . |
| 23 | The polished wood floor , the scattered rugs , the furniture , it looked as if it had been the same for years , yet Kate could see the newness of the sofas , the curtains . |
| 24 | One wonders why it is that Lewis could see the reality of this divine drama dancing throughout the pages of the scriptures even though many notable theologians could not . |
| 25 | She turned the ear until Ardamal could see the crust of blood beneath it . |
| 26 | Chapman could see no advantage in it and Buchan dismissed it as a ‘ stunt ’ . |
| 27 | The china was so thin that Dougal could see the level of the tea swaying as she stirred it . |
| 28 | If Liza could see no hope for the future , neither could Harriet . |
| 29 | Alice could see the fear in her eyes . |
| 30 | Rostov could see no sign of vegetables , but there were bowls of various kinds of fruits , a few of them identifiable . |