Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] only see the [noun sg] " 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 damn window 's wide open across there and I can only see the gramophone . |
| 3 | She could only see the ceiling , but she could imagine the sight her bottom made : just overlapping the table , with her thighs spread wide to present a perfect picture of her intimate sexual opening to an enthralled audience . |
| 4 | As she heard her front door click , Rachel 's anger suddenly turned to dismay and as she turned to the window she found she could only see the outline of the cathedral through a mist of tears . |
| 5 | She could only see the glint of the whites of his eyes , and the gleam of his teeth as he smiled at her . |
| 6 | Presently she could see him again ; his head was erect , but his eyes were cast down so that she could only see the dark . |
| 7 | If a pond and beacon were both on the line , you would only see the reflection of the beacon in the pond if you were on the line too . |
| 8 | ‘ But Extremis , if you would only see the logic — ’ |
| 9 | If your arrangement is going to be in a place where you will only see the front , make sure you put the shortest flowers in the front and the tallest at the back . |
| 10 | It 's so cack When you 're doing the running , you 're running from behind , you can only see the behind of Taz you see the behind of Taz |
| 11 | At any time , you can only see the cel directly preceding the one you 're working on . |
| 12 | You ca n't see the warmth that causes that to happen , you can only see the result of it . |
| 13 | In other words you ca n't see the power , you can only see the result of the power . |
| 14 | The picture itself was so dark he could only see the image of Emily in the glass , naked and moving wildly , her buttocks pumping urgently against him . |