Example sentences of "could see beyond the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who observed the Scots without the disadvantages of succumbing to rheumatism or feeling the humiliation of having failed to conquer them — or having been brought up in luxury in France — could see beyond the poverty to these characteristics . |
| 2 | It was not always thus : in 1983 , when Christie 's sold the first batch of 25,000 pieces of Ming porcelain , found ( also by Hatcher ) in a junk on a reef on the South China Sea , prices were low , because neither auction house nor collectors could see beyond the porcelain 's dull glaze to its historic possibilities . |
| 3 | It perhaps reveals Gedge 's ever-growing confidence that he could see beyond the macho nonsense and enjoy himself . |
| 4 | She could see beyond the snapshots , and feel the gradual destruction of little Herman 's personality as his mother became ever more dominant , ever more demanding . |
| 5 | Reaching the top , Ruth looked eastward ; she could see beyond the forest to purple hills and faint mountains . |
| 6 | When Harry asked if ‘ Mrs Molly Diamond ’ was at home , the youth slouched back along the passage , shouted ‘ Ma ’ once at the top of his voice , then carried on without change of pace towards a dismantled motorcycle Harry could see beyond the back door . |
| 7 | Her eyes swept over the audience as far as she could see beyond the footlights . |