Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [noun prp] could see " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned the picture so that Faye could see it , as well as Belinda and Bill , who had just arrived , briefcase in hand and shirt collar rather tired-looking after his long day . |
| 2 | ‘ Here , ’ Albert said , opening another door and holding his candle high so that Carrie could see . |
| 3 | He held the mirror up so that Lucien could see into it . |
| 4 | Daisy wished just for once that Drew could see her when she was n't looking awful . |
| 5 | His face was still but Sheldukher could see that he had been troubled by these words . |
| 6 | ( In the event , at the end of 1991 prices were weak , with Algeria 's Nordine Ait Laoussine on Christmas Eve predicting worse developments still unless OPEC could see its way to reducing output . ) |
| 7 | But just at that moment a smart new van came into view round the bend , and as it drew nearer and Brenda could see the driver , she let out a cry . |
| 8 | As the doors swung outwards a cloud of black , evil-smelling smoke gushed out and Benny could see a fire raging in the far corner . |
| 9 | The Prior welcomed him sardonically but Corbett could see the monks were genuinely pleased to see him back . |
| 10 | He found he had drawn a noose , remembered how Sandy Riverton had died inside the old bell tower , scribbled it out before Newman could see it . |
| 11 | The girl had returned earlier , and prematurely , from the hunt , but was not around as far as Tallis could see . |
| 12 | As far as Trent could see , there was no reason at all . |
| 13 | But the baby , so far as Wendy could see , was in good order , firm of limb , bright of eye , smooth of skin and , once released from its wrapping , extremely lively . |
| 14 | As far as Jenna could see there was nothing there . |
| 15 | Well laid out , so far as Newman could see while she made the tea . |
| 16 | It looked like some sort of play he was writing , so far as Bob could see . |
| 17 | Because , as far as Juliet could see , there were two ways in which Donna could have received her AB blood group . |
| 18 | She was next in line to Lily , five years older than the girl who had come to Riverstown and had the whole world in her pocket , so far as Bernadette could see . |
| 19 | As far as Wycliffe could see , the books were a rather austere collection of poetry , classical fiction , and biography . |
| 20 | As far as Lucy could see she was dressed for going out , and her manner was grim . |
| 21 | A straight corridor , with no side doors or passages , stretched as far as Bernice could see . |
| 22 | They did n't do any steering , as far as Masklin could see . |
| 23 | As far as Miles could see the project did little . |
| 24 | But the work they did was , as far as Theodora could see , amongst the best the Church could offer . |
| 25 | The police were all , as far as Henry could see , totally incompetent . |
| 26 | Donald seemed to be describing the bad old days before Mrs Thatcher , as far as Henry could see . |
| 27 | It was brown , as far as Hoomey could see , and its ribs stuck out like his own , and its great projecting hip-bones were on a level with his head , sticking out like girders as if to hold the gaunt body together . |
| 28 | So far as Bragg could see , the man had clearly been killed by a crushing blow to the head . |
| 29 | Anyway , even if Aubrey could see us , I ca n't believe he 'd be shocked . |