Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [adv] [adv] see the " in BNC.

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1 It towered so far above me I could n't even see the top of it .
2 When I looked back I could no longer see the clearing .
3 He sensed the growing tension in Mariana and felt her turn her head so that she could no longer see the wall of cloud less than half a mile to their left .
4 She could no longer see the Steep yet the feeling of the dark airless room she had left behind , the sound of her foster-parents breathing heavily in the close darkness , still seemed to hang about her and draw her back .
5 Ominously , she could n't even see the road when she peered down out of the high window .
6 She could n't ever see the village letting the tradition die , especially when the younger members of the local families were so keen .
7 His head turned , and although she could only just see the shadow of his eyes she knew he was looking at her .
8 Perhaps you could not even see the windows of the School from where he was .
9 The snow was so thick you could n't even see the signposts .
10 You and Matthew are the smart ones , and you could n't even see the noses in front of your faces .
11 You could n't really see the shape of the spots .
12 The entire Met staff climbed up the ladder to the roof to check on the visibility — well , that 's a laugh , we could n't even see the runway , and I do n't suppose the pilots could either .
13 Nicholson remained slightly ahead of his group so that they could never quite see the expression of disdain of his face .
14 He did this by bringing a camera up to his face , through which he could nevertheless still see the tiger 's actions .
15 He could n't clearly see the buildings or tell how things had changed since he was last in London .
16 He claimed he could n't properly see the dials and light indicators on the dashboard , as they were obscured by the leather Momo steering wheel .
17 He waited until he could no longer see the reflection of her candle , before going back to the dining room .
18 Holly could not resist , and they squeezed him out from the hole and when his feet were clear the two men stamped together on the steel plate to flatten it back , and between his knees he could no longer see the whiteness of snow on the stones and the zebra flash of the sleepers .
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