Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] i can see " in BNC.

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1 A third says : ‘ I love to read a few words of the Gospel , so that I can see Christ and listen to what He is saying to me . ’
2 So I said that instead of our leaving tomorrow or Sunday it might be best to wait until Monday so that I can see the bank manager at Gullshaven ; I want to make sure that Fru Gertlinger and Fru Børre are paid regularly .
3 You spoke when your face was turned away from me ’ or ‘ I 'll move this vase of flowers so that I can see your face clearly . ’
4 I also know how to get the red-tailed buzzard out of a tree at night , so if it flies off I stay by the tree in which it settles until dark , then I go and fetch sticks and a torch so that I can see what I 'm doing .
5 It is a wide double ; the companion is of magnitude 4.8 , and the separation 41 seconds of arc , so that I can see it with × 20 .
6 ABBERLEY : Would you mind turning your cardiograph around a little so that I can see it ?
7 Then Goiko 's wife begged the master-mason , " At Least leave a small gap , so that I can see my son Jovo when he passes by . "
8 I have the clock , so that I know the time , Schedule+ so that I can see my appointments , and Word for Windows for word processing .
9 Question : I want to work out the total on a set of numeric fields in my Paradox data table , so that I can see how much has been made by my sales staff .
10 I want to be out on a limb with my back to the water so that I can see what the rest of the world is doing .
11 ‘ God of light and pervading wisdom , let there be light so that I can see .
12 She gives me time to read the label on the front cover Government Commission Press Department , 1974 — then opens it and slowly turns the pages , so that I can see it is a cuttings book , in which the Commission 's Press Officer has pasted the results of his labours , the stories inspired by all his briefings , handouts and leaks .
13 There 's a curtain across the door , but it ai n't long enough so I can see Marie 's feet and her black trousers all in a ball on the ground .
14 To say instead , ‘ I hear you better if I can see your face ’ is more positive .
15 Just so long as I can see you . ’
16 ‘ I hear you better when I can see your face ’ is a fundamental truth that can be repeated in different ways according to circumstances : ‘ Please would you repeat that .
17 if you can bear with us on that I can see we 've got some out outdoor fiends who are quite happy to be sitting here without any jackets on but other people doing , doing the opposite .
18 And as I walk past I want you to turn them over so I can see if they are clean on both sides . ’
19 It 's just that I can see myself listening to the Brahms Quartets rather more often .
20 Perhaps I should remove some of this wet clothing , just so I can see the extent of your injuries . ’
21 ‘ Oh , no , that 's just so I can see the band better . ’
22 Not that I can see much after six o'clock or so , but there you are , we all have our little crosses . ’
23 I sincerely hope that there is a MAJOR signing imminent — not that I can see any player replacing Mr Batty .
24 ‘ I 'll go early so I can see the Social Services . ’
25 I go right up so I can see proper .
26 ‘ All of you get out where I can see you , ’ shouted Hitch .
27 ‘ Yes , now that I can see you better , I can say that you are a decidedly pretty girl , even if the cat has eaten your tongue . ’
28 I can remember , we used to have like mints in a bowl , lovely mints did n't we and erm potat , and we used to have the mints just in the bowl and I remember boiled potatoes , you remember erm , you know like , when we , when we were coming like and I can see everything now and I can see me little bowl and everything
29 This may well be a little rose-tinted , but that weighty , bulldog clip-around-the-nose sensation appears to have been with me and indeed to have shaped me — not only me , but my nose ; not only my nose , but my personality — for as far back as I can see .
30 I think it 's debatable how selfish people really are , particularly when they see that their are short-term selfishness may in fact create long-term problems for themselves , for their children , for their grandchildren , for er other generations and other peoples , and really as I can see it the green message is one of enlightened self-interest .
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