Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] see the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 They remind us that this is the very beginning of the idea of representing the world about us as it actually appears ; that we must think away our hindsight and remember that these artists could not see the way ahead .
2 ‘ If I did I do n't think I 'd ever see the jade again . ’
3 He was still holding his stomach , but Ace could n't see the damage there .
4 And er then of course when I got better It hit me all on the head and that well Then er when I went back to school they found out as I could n't see the board properly .
5 He could n't see the ground either .
6 to do erm wallpaper and we , we loved and wallpaper and you , is there , you could n't see the book anywhere , er probably in London you could , but erm round here you could n't , but they had the book down here .
7 As yet she could n't see the pattern clearly .
8 She would not see the heather again .
9 ‘ I ca n't see the land now . ’
10 I ca n't see the name there .
11 I ca n't see the problem here .
12 so that you ca n't see the fan there .
13 I ca n't see the future very clear at the moment .
14 Hats are n't a great idea — they make life very difficult for the cameraman because you ca n't see the face underneath ( which in some cases might be an advantage ) .
15 yeah , but I ca n't see the point only we never do
16 I ca n't see the screen very clearly . ’
17 He would never see the world again .
18 No , I 'm afraid you wo n't see the baby again .
19 Although the draftsman may never see the lease again once it has been executed , others will have to live with it and try to manage the property according to its terms .
20 At any time , you can only see the cel directly preceding the one you 're working on .
21 It 's just a pity that the castle itself is a little bit indistinct I mean , when you stand away from it you ca n't er you can hardly see the castle there and er , it is an attractive castle , photographed many times but I would just like to see that shown up a little more in the picture .
22 You can also see the effect more clearly , so some fishkeepers prefer to position plastic plants underwater too ,
23 But we can also see the illustration now as one thing now as another .
24 But we can also see the illustration now as one thing , now as another ’ , Wittgenstein imagines someone like Locke — though he does not mention Locke — saying that ‘ I see the figure as a box ’ means ‘ I have a particular visual experience which I have found that I always have when I interpret the figure as a box or when I look at a box . ’
25 She can almost see the sickness there , like a worm in a nut .
26 You can actually see the lawn now .
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