Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Well , I ca n't see the sense of leaving here , even if there is n't any work . |
2 | ‘ I ca n't see the sense in leaving all the work to you , when I have so much time on my hands . ’ |
3 | If a French soldier found out something he should n't , I ca n't see the minister hesitating for a moment . |
4 | I ca n't see the name there . |
5 | I ca n't see the park no more , so it 's hard to tell where I am . |
6 | ‘ Greg had hit his third shot about three feet behind the pin on the 17th green , but he turned to me and said , ‘ You know , Pete , I 'm so damned nervous I ca n't see the hole . |
7 | When we got to the 17th , the last par-5 , he hit his third shot about three feet behind the pin , but he turned to me and said , ‘ You know , Pete , I 'm so damned nervous I ca n't see the hole . |
8 | ‘ I ca n't see the land now . ’ |
9 | But I ca n't see the man who squirmed through six successive defeats last spring and still reached the Premier League losing too much sleep . |
10 | Next week we must have Brian or Gerry telling you why I 'm wrong and they 'd be as persuasive , or more persuasive than I 'm being , but I ca n't see the case for such a thing as a law of form . |
11 | I mean I ca n't see the government allowing a building society to actually get into erm er a case of insolvency , I think it , the , the , I think the Building Society Association would force a merger , but it may be on very poor terms or er you know , whatever . |
12 | I ca n't see the education committee with their lack of money paying for transport for children from here |
13 | I ca n't see the education committee , with their lack of money , paying for transport for children out here to go to hospital to do a garden |
14 | I ca n't see the problem here . |
15 | I ca n't see the attraction in separating ourselves , anyway . |
16 | No , I ca n't see the argument ! |
17 | He said : ‘ I ca n't see the justification for leaving a man with a little baby out in the street . ’ |
18 | I ca n't see the point in getting people interested in something , and then you are unable to get hold of them ( I 'm sure there 's a joke in there somewhere . ) |
19 | I ca n't see the point in going for a walk unless a chop lies at the end of it . ’ |
20 | I ca n't see the point of living in a mausoleum , just because it 's ‘ in period ’ . ’ |
21 | I ca n't see the point of expending all that energy when I 'm perfectly happy as I am . ’ |
22 | ‘ I ca n't see the point . |
23 | ‘ I ca n't see the point in her books at all . |
24 | ‘ I ca n't see the point , ’ he told sleepily , brushing a stray tendril of her blonde hair from his face . |
25 | But , I was saying to Tracy , I ca n't see the point of going just to have a row , because that 's all it 'll end up , I do n't think they 'll get anywhere by having a meeting , I think they 'll just row . |
26 | Now unless you 're out with your husband I ca n't see the point of bringing your baby out on Christmas shopping |
27 | yeah , but I ca n't see the point only we never do |
28 | but I ca n't see the point of doing vinyl on that anyway I really can not . |
29 | I ca n't see the point of having a bathroom that does n't work . |
30 | I ca n't see the point . |