Example sentences of "[pron] could see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when having finished I switched it off again , I could see early daylight at the edges of the curtains . |
| 2 | When I drew near the village I could see two girls sitting on the parapet of the little bridge . |
| 3 | When I got used to the light I could see two men sitting grinning at me . |
| 4 | In the distance I could see two flagstaffs , one with the Union Jack fluttering , the other with the blue flag and stars of New Zealand . |
| 5 | By the light of torches I could see one policeman but he could not see me , and my pleas for help were not heeded . |
| 6 | From where I was sitting I could see one end of a cretonne-covered sofa , a table with a bowl of milky flowers on it . |
| 7 | Further down the corridor was a kitchen and across it I could see young Dennison loitering with intent outside the window . |
| 8 | My eyes shut , I could see that napkin fluttering down through the mushroom cloud . |
| 9 | I could see various expressions pass over the faces of the waiting constabulary . |
| 10 | Both he and his companion looked pale and I could see all joy had gone out of their task . |
| 11 | They were supposed to heighten our perceptions , but really I could see little difference between my ordinary vision of life , which was fantastic enough , and what the pills apparently produced , mainly a nervous sleeplessness shot through with incoherent babblings and bursts of laughter alternating with floods of tears . |
| 12 | On the hillside facing us I could see four turkey vultures scavenging in the carcass of a raccoon . |
| 13 | As I gazed out of the window I could see several groups of red deer in the distance , and in the foreground the brown ferns with clumps of heather here and there ; it was a wonderful sight . |
| 14 | Mum and Dad and Mr and Mrs Lewis entered into the spirit of the occasion but I thought I could see some sadness in Mrs Lewis 's eyes . |
| 15 | ‘ I could see some uses for it in interval or hill training , but I 'd appreciate more suggestions for speed work in the booklet . ’ |
| 16 | I could see little machines assembling on the ground all around me Then I saw some more gliders coming towards me One was in the lead . |
| 17 | I wondered if she might ever get frostbite ; I was sure I could see little crystals of ice glinting on her faint moustache . |
| 18 | I did n't even notice that , but I did notice her across the road at Mrs and know so right she 'd been there I just did n't notice where she went , but I heard the bell ring and I could see this anorak through there and me mind thought Mrs , perhaps it 's Mrs but then when I saw this this lady well I just did n't know what to think really . |
| 19 | I could see this condition coming upon me relentlessly from the first moment Dana cast his eyes upon me : he was another who knew how to use the power of the evil eye , almost casually , to enchant total strangers . |
| 20 | ‘ I could see this fellow as a Scottish National horse , but first we might have a crack at the ‘ John Hughes ’ , ’ said Richards . |
| 21 | you know just to wipe him down and everything in the morning , he just grabbed that and I could see this thing tipping and I went oh god no , please , because that could of been the duvet , the duvet covers |
| 22 | I could see green sleet falling straight down on a big green ambulance backed up our drive . |
| 23 | Verey lights dropped again , and I could see Big Ben . |
| 24 | I wish I could see more magazines , to give me ideas and guidance . ’ |
| 25 | Well at about er when I was about eighteen , I erm I decided I 'd had enough of this er this business of three days on the three days on , and three off , in the winter , and it was about October time and I could see another winter of it . |
| 26 | Behind Anne I could see another pianist , looming hugely over the wall and ceiling , waiting to turn the pages . |
| 27 | In fact , a lot of them could see little point in the movie at all . |
| 28 | He was so close that she could see little gold flecks in the brown of his eyes . |
| 29 | As he had seen no change in her , so she could see little difference in him . |
| 30 | She thought she could see small shapes in the uprush of flame , like insects burning , crackling furiously as their shells ignited in a sudden flare of brilliance . |