Example sentences of "[pron] can see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can see long lines of messenger-pigeons |
| 2 | Mr Hay , whose company made a small profit last year , added : ‘ For my own business I think I can see faint signs of recovery . |
| 3 | With × 20 , but not with lower magnifications , I can see individual stars in it . |
| 4 | It appears as a dim blur with low magnification , but with × 20 I can see individual stars in it . |
| 5 | I think I can see electrical equipment in here , bigger than anything I 've ever seen before . |
| 6 | I can see one bird I can see one |
| 7 | In front of me I can see one link in the town centre where the improvement would only be twenty one percent . |
| 8 | tell a lie I can see one spot on your face ! |
| 9 | There 's a small black and white set , and I can see two people on it , with one of them waving a hand . |
| 10 | Studying the sky at any given moment through 360 degrees I can see all sorts of colours , tonal changes and different cloud formations . |
| 11 | Statements such as , ‘ I did n't see it previously ’ ; ‘ I 've just noticed something new ’ ; I can see all sorts of things of interest which I had n't seen before' ; ‘ I was n't interested in that before … suddenly it has a very significant part to play ’ ; ‘ the painting is actually changing for me ’ ; ‘ I 'm just discovering it ’ ; ‘ I 've started now to appreciate … ‘ , abounded . |
| 12 | I can see all sorts of things in it , advantages . |
| 13 | Well from here I can see all sorts of bits so I suggest if you get |
| 14 | I can see real problems er on the A fifty nine for example of traffic coming back into Harrogate or into Knaresborough er from that er from that junction on the A fifty nine . |
| 15 | ‘ I can see tremendous benefits but hope that realistic targets are set for industry to comply . ’ |
| 16 | I can see that bin . |
| 17 | But yeah , I can see that , I can see that side of it but , I do n't know , just people that you say something in confidence to like , not like Trem but well er yeah I told , I told well Jenny take that thing that you told her , I mean that 's a bit off . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , even I can see that plane . |
| 19 | I can see that pony now , lifting its feet in a lovely trot , take the sharp rise at Milford Hill , perform a right turn into Rampart Road , then a left turn into Southampton ( now Tollgate ) Road , past the Milford Railway Goods Station to safely deliver Mr. Penny to his home . |
| 20 | Because I have worked for some time now on the forming of music and sounds , and through this specific endeavour have become aware of the " molecular structure " parallel , I can see great form in " Beautiful Landscape Traversed By Electricity Pylons " , " Tiny Aeroplane In One Expansive Sky " , " One Cup of Tea With Spoon And Attached Shadows " , " One Bogey Slightly Protruding From Person 's Nose " and , apart from when I 'm blackly depressed , Life is seen from inside me to be better every day because of my positive use of the rich energy that is emitted from every thing , live or dead . |
| 21 | Zeta has a K-type spectrum , but even with × 20 I can see little colour in it . |
| 22 | Does that mean I can see other men ? |
| 23 | One difficulty encountered in verifying the explanation proposed above is a pair of sentences with the to infinitive cited by van Ek ( 1966 : 151 ) as examples of " see denoting physical rather than mental perception " : ( 51 ) It ( viz. Mrs B. " s death ) might be soon , for I can see worthy Mrs Bonner to be breaking visibly . |
| 24 | I live no far away from two of the families ; I can see both houses out of my kitchen window . |
| 25 | Even though I can see both applications on the screen at the same time I am having problems copy typing the formulas . |
| 26 | My family bring me problems to solve because I can see both sides of the argument |
| 27 | ‘ I can see both ways along the Bridge . ’ |
| 28 | I can see this park . |
| 29 | I can see this light shining from the side , so I squeeze through a couple of trolleys to see if I can get out that way . |
| 30 | People I have worked with I 've identified as having problems that I can see some sort solution to in terms , for instance , of hospital treatment erm at times I 've been unable to erm to do that because the Act is very difficult to work round erm and in retrospect I 'm very |