Example sentences of "i [modal v] see the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I travelled across to the other side of the island , I could see the other islands , and I said to myself , ‘ Perhaps I can get there with a boat . |
| 2 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 3 | I could see the tiny figures of Harvey and myself moving on two of the screens as we walked across the floor . |
| 4 | Through the glass I could see the long lines of blue moving away down the street and I could still hear the shouts of the corporal . |
| 5 | The window gave on to a small lead roof beyond whose parapet I could see the topmost branches of the elm tree , the ornate brick chimneys of my own House — School House . |
| 6 | In one of them , I could see the broken towers of a Norman castle . |
| 7 | Through the cloudburst I could see the old men laying out their prayer carpets under the arches , then , on a signal from the mullah , a line of bottoms rose and fell in time to the distant cries of ‘ Allah hu-Akbar ! ’ |
| 8 | Years ago when I used to see the young masters going off to their boarding schools … you too , I used to envy you all . |
| 9 | I used to that , I used to see the old fellas doing |
| 10 | Just find a value anywhere on that , I can see the general trends , what 's happening . |
| 11 | I can see the black-backed notebooks , stuffed down between the sacks like something lost in a hayloft . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll go early so I can see the Social Services . ’ |