Example sentences of "could be see [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only Janice , eternally hopeful , kept her eye upon the possibilities ; she perched herself , kneeling , upon a chair , so that at least her head could be seen above the crowd . |
| 2 | Before the last war the Royal Engineer Drag Hounds could be seen following the scent along the Pilgrims Road , but this is a sight no longer with us . |
| 3 | Three screens showed views of the slim man 's shelter of rocks , but all that could be seen of the target were the streams of laser fire that issued from his blaster . |
| 4 | Dark clouds now covered the sky and what could be seen of the harbour was a study in greys , slate blues and silver . |
| 5 | Marx blinked at what could be seen of the office ceiling through the hanging cloud of his cigar smoke . |
| 6 | The smoke from the merry burning rose miles high , in a wind-sculpted black column that could be seen across the whole of the discworld . |
| 7 | Mountains could be seen across the bay . |
| 8 | There is not a public pathway along the river to the south , but if there was , the bridges built for the barge houses could be seen over the drainage dykes . |
| 9 | A cream blouse and skirt could be seen through the window . |
| 10 | The success of this liaison could be seen through the arranging of seventeen day schools and six residential WETUC weekend schools . |
| 11 | Heavy freight 2-8-0- No. 2857 , on loan from the Severn Valley Railway , hauled hourly services between Toddington and Gretton starting at 11am while 50 year old Bagnall 0–6–0 No. 2566 ‘ Byfield No. 2 ’ could be seen at the head of a goods train shunting from the yard to the bay siding at Toddington . |
| 12 | A budget of £7.17.10 in 1910 meant that only twenty-five babies per week could be seen at the clinic ; but the work continued , and expanded . |
| 13 | Today she happened to be wearing the dress of violet-coloured wool which was the last thing Miss Statham had made for her — drifts of its full skirt could be seen at the front of her grey squirrel coat . |
| 14 | Access to the centre of the ‘ bowl ’ is conveniently on the south coast where a track could be seen on the map heading for but stopping short of Ipsarion . |
| 15 | When the time came for the statement , Dr Clark could be seen on the Opposition front bench , clutching a sheaf of notes . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , in one significant respect an important modification to the common law rule could be seen with the proposal for a new s15A of SGA 1979 . |
| 17 | Two men in army clothes — possibly my two — could be seen about the camp from time to time , and Balfour thought that there might also be a third . |
| 18 | The government 's 1983 de-hospitalization pilot programme , followed by Griffiths investigation into community care , could be seen as the beginning of central direction of mental health services . |
| 19 | Although this was a far cry from the power and authority of a body like the United States Supreme Court , it nevertheless could be seen as the beginning of a practical appreciation of the concept of constitutionality as understood in the West . |
| 20 | Earlier in this book it was suggested that the idea of " popular power " could be seen as the core of the various ideas and conceptions of democracy . |
| 21 | In essence , the objective of a state-controlled natural monopoly could be seen as the maximization of social welfare emanating from the product in question . |
| 22 | On one level the policy of local agencies evolves in a way that is ‘ disjointed ’ and ‘ incremental ’ and could be seen as the antithesis of responsible party policy-making . |
| 23 | Or , finally , his failure to adapt himself in 1944 – 46 could be seen as the product of a genuine idealism . |
| 24 | But to do so could be seen as the prelude to a deliberate devaluation , rather than the logical consequence of the German action . |
| 25 | But although it could be seen as the fashion of protest — ‘ what could be more defiant at a time of recession and social decay than seemingly lavish , luxurious clothes ? ’ |
| 26 | If culture and artistic developments are interpreted as integral aspects of the human social condition , a subgroup 's lack of artistic development could be seen as the result of its failure to develop an active social life , or as a reflection of the dehumanisation and suppression of that group . |
| 27 | The ramparts of the moor could be seen in the distance , its peaks blurred against a leaden sky , their lower slopes wrapped in mist . |
| 28 | Much of the same inspiration could be seen in the army uniform , although soldiers will be allowed to choose between the kepi and a beret . |
| 29 | At that time several scholars , notably William Hoskins and Maurice Beresford , were drawing attention to the large number of deserted medieval settlements which could be seen in the landscape . |
| 30 | In one shot , Daine could be seen in the background while Rhonda was trying to scratch out the eyes of a competitor for his attentions , Arlene Dahl . |