Example sentences of "see the [noun sg] through " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knows there 's a door and he has daylight and can see the river through the metal curtain . |
| 2 | The stonework of the parapet walls has deteriorated and you can see the river through the joints . |
| 3 | Because one week we had one from a long bit ago but I did n't see the rest through the week . |
| 4 | Neither they , nor it , can see the air through which it moved . |
| 5 | She could see the choir through the windows of the Hall : a hundred pupils , rapt , or , at any rate looking rapt , under the vast banner of the G.D.R . |
| 6 | Can see the sun through the windows ! |
| 7 | She could see the explosion through closed eyelids . |
| 8 | She could see the kitchen through an opened door at the end of the hall and the two doors leading into Mrs Ridley 's part of the house on her right . |
| 9 | I was promised I could see the project through as far as Gittel-plus-nine . ’ |
| 10 | He could see the Director through the open doorway , cursing , pounding the keyboard on his desk computer , trying to get some response from it . |
| 11 | In their own ways , do they not all see the world through rose-coloured spectacles ? |
| 12 | His third requirement is top-notch chief financial officer who wo n't see the world through the rose-coloured glasses of an ex-salesman . |
| 13 | But the Welsh builders were unhappy about staying in a small French village without fried eggs and sausages for breakfast and although the local hotelier was eventually persuaded that this fare was absolutely essential , the Welsh contingent did not see the job through and a third firm , French again , was then brought in . |
| 14 | Some of her nails were still silver , Lee noticed , and some were so clear that she could see the blood through them . |
| 15 | He averted his eyes quickly , and realised that he could now no longer see the ground through the dragon . |