Example sentences of "could see [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moi , " he knew from his reading , was an Annamese term derived from the Chinese word for " savage , " and looking at the dark-skinned , low-browed men , he could see they were of a different racial stock from the Annamese ; they wore only breechclouts that left their haunches naked and they grinned and chattered animatedly in their own language as they moved quickly about their work . |
| 2 | About the only place you could see them was on the scrap heap . |
| 3 | I suppose they could see I was in a mild state of shock . |
| 4 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 5 | The sudden glare was blinding , but when he unscrewed his eyes , he could see he was in a kind of windowless utility room . |
| 6 | He sat frowning at his typewriter but Emmie could see he was in a good mood . |
| 7 | ‘ I could see it was in a bad state . ’ |
| 8 | She could see she was at the point where the police might be going to do some hard questioning . |
| 9 | I could see she was on the point of leaving . |