Example sentences of "could [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] a " 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 | I suppose they could see I was in a mild state of shock . |
| 3 | The sudden glare was blinding , but when he unscrewed his eyes , he could see he was in a kind of windowless utility room . |
| 4 | He sat frowning at his typewriter but Emmie could see he was in a good mood . |
| 5 | ‘ I could see it was in a bad state . ’ |
| 6 | From the precise speed of his movements she could tell he was in a hurry . |
| 7 | At times she could imagine she was in an adjoining room at Jackdaw Cottage , eavesdropping on what they said . |