Example sentences of "i [modal v] see the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe I 'll see the funny side of it one day . |
| 2 | ‘ If it 's witchcraft , ’ Mandeville grated , ‘ I 'll see the old bitch burn within a week ! ’ |
| 3 | From the air , I could see the burned-out shopping centres along Western Avenue whose Korean signs were still visible in the ashes . |
| 4 | Turning a quarter circle away from the mosque towards the setting sun , through the early evening heat haze I could see the distant silhouette of the Qutab Minar , the tower of victory built by the first Sultan immediately after he had driven the Hindus from Delhi in 1192 . |
| 5 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 6 | In front of me I could see the dark shape of a summer-house and I moved towards it . |
| 7 | The new stripped-pine floor vibrated ; through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road , the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging , escaping into the very centre of the earth . |
| 8 | On the other hand , among the general clutter , only a few feet off , I could see the upturned keel of an old clinker-built rowing boat . |
| 9 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 10 | I could see the dull glint of the gun in the open drawer . |
| 11 | Through the gap in the fence I could see the red-haired woman hacking away at the tangle of greenery with a large silver blade that flashed in the sun . |
| 12 | I could see the nervous tension in him . |
| 13 | In the distance I could see the rock-girl Acropolis crowned by the ruins of the Parthenon . |
| 14 | From this side , I could see the modern town the French had built , outside the casbah . |
| 15 | The sea was flat , faintly streaked by a waning moon , and through the porthole of the saloon I could see the Southern Cross and the Milky Way , unblemished by cloud . |
| 16 | I thought I could see the horrible creature there in front of me . |
| 17 | Through my binoculars I could see the white wing bars and the slightly bizarre face pattern : two small blobs of white — like false eyes — on his forehead . |
| 18 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 19 | If he had been close to the cliff I would not have been able to see him , but I could see the whole section of shoreline , and there was no boat there . |
| 20 | But now I was up in the air , and what with the clouds , I lost all my orientation Where the clouds parted , I could see the whole tube , land all around me , and it seemed to go up like a tower , so the town and the factory belt and the parks were hanging from the walls over my head , they were all going to crash down on me , and the city on top of them . |
| 21 | I could see the American woman was angry , but she did n't come to Monsignor 's support . |
| 22 | I could see the red trap of his throat . |
| 23 | Outside the farm , I could see the unmistakable figure of Lord Lovat standing on the grass talking to two other senior Officers . |
| 24 | I could see the primitive method ; that did n't stop it from being effective . |
| 25 | To my right , almost on the horizon , I thought I could see the square tower of a church . |
| 26 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 27 | If I could see the one-eyed god down there now I 'd lean out of the window and tell it everything . |
| 28 | ‘ By the time I rolled to the bottom of the slope I could see the steady fire coming from the windows . |
| 29 | Beyond the court , beyond the wall with its globes of protecting lights , I could see the bulbous tower of the family mosque . |
| 30 | Sometimes I used to see the funny side of these sessions , but he was not one to tolerate flippancy and more than once I received the rough side of his tongue . |