Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] see [art] [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granny was seated in her rocking chair facing the fireplace , but her back was to me and I could only see the paper curlers she had in her hair . |
| 2 | The Bushman was following it , but suddenly he swerved aside and he went off in another direction and I followed him , although I could clearly see the buffalo hoofmarks leading off in the opposite way . |
| 3 | She could almost see the thought processes flicker across his brain . |
| 4 | Soapy could almost see the prison doors . |
| 5 | You could barely see the barber jackets for the brollies … torrential rain and wind made the going heavy everywhere at Cheltenham . |
| 6 | It 's a pity we ca n't see the street names , though I do n't suppose it would do us a lot of good if we could — well , not without a street map . ’ |
| 7 | The men of the Somerset Levels paid a tithe called ‘ moor-penny ’ ; their cattle suffered from a disease called ‘ moor-evil ’ ; and in every pond and damp corner you will still see the jerking movements of the moorhen . |
| 8 | However , insects can not see the warning spots , and to them the spider 's disguise is deadly perfect . |
| 9 | If you look closely at L'Escargot by Matisse in the Tate Gallery you can just see the pencil marks round the collage pieces . |
| 10 | The restoration is taking place in public , so you can actually see the volunteer restorers , some of them ex-Vickers employees , in action . |