Example sentences of "see [adv] " in BNC.

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1 It is in the pages of these magazines that I think we can see most clearly how editorial policy , whether it is conscious or unconscious on the part of the editors , operates .
2 The tiger that was nearest to him , and which he could see most easily , seemed so bored that he did the same thing day after day , hour after hour .
3 I hope that other hon. Members on green Benches — we can see mostly green Benches today — will join me in trying to find out how we can avoid the consultant-promoter corrupt relationship .
4 I ca n't see properly . ’
5 It was very full although I could not see properly what was in it because he kept the opening away from me .
6 He could n't see properly ; the bitch had half-blinded him .
7 The wind was behind her now , blowing her hair forward , so that she could not see properly unless she pushed it to one side .
8 In other words , I ca n't see properly .
9 Adjusting the holes so that he could see properly , he turned around in the road and drove back towards her .
10 All three were firing now , but the thick smoke was confusing them ; they could n't see properly through their masks .
11 My face scorched , and I could n't see properly .
12 I could n't see properly in that light , but by the way he kept his head turned away , I could tell he was blushing .
13 ‘ I ca n't even see properly any more .
14 He ca n't see properly . ’
15 I should go whilst I can still see properly .
16 Why could n't she see properly ?
17 I do not see how I can answer the question as I could not see properly the document that the hon. Member was waving .
18 I could n't see properly . ’
19 Just for a moment the sun was in my eyes and I could n't see properly .
20 ‘ It 's so frustrating — like having someone twitch a curtain aside then let it fall back again before I can see properly . ’
21 Joan Cooper can still not see properly .
22 There was a lot of symbolism connected with Piggy in the book : his glasses were a symbol for sight and wisdom ; as when Piggy took them off he could neither think nor see properly .
23 His glasses were the main symbol for sight and intelligence as when Piggy took them off he could neither think nor see properly .
24 Yeah , you ca n't see properly there .
25 I 'll always maintain that people with glasses know they 've got something wrong with their eyes so the chances are if they 're wearing glasses then they can see properly !
26 I ca n't see properly yet .
27 At the beginning of exercise strength is often good , and then it steadily declines with increasing effort and , in severe cases , patients are weak all the time ; they ca n't see properly ; they see double ; their eyelids droop ; they ca n't hold their heads up ; they ca n't chew ; they ca n't swallow ; their arms and legs are weak ; they ca n't peg out the clothes on the washing line ; they ca n't walk upstairs , and in really severe cases they ca n't even breathe — unless they 're supported on life support machines they would die .
28 You should see little , if any , sign of your recovery .
29 He opened the door but the dimness inside was such that for a moment he could see little ; then , as his eyes accommodated , he saw Maurice standing , pressed against the far wall as though he wanted to vanish through it .
30 His eyes were still fixed on her , but she knew he could see little in the dark corner .
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