Example sentences of "[adv] see [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could scarcely see for the blur of tears behind his spectacles , but he bent to investigate a glint of metal among the dust . |
| 2 | My glasses are creased by running water and I can no longer see past the end of the boat . |
| 3 | Hiding near the door , I could just see into the kitchen through a small uncurtained window . |
| 4 | I sank down further until I could just see over the seat in front . |
| 5 | Sandy Island , which you can just see on the horizon from the Beach Restaurant , looks just like a cartoonist 's typical desert island sketch . |
| 6 | She could just see by the light of the wrought-iron lamps that he was wearing a shirt with frilled sleeves , and that his hair fell about his face . |
| 7 | ‘ Some days I can hardly see down the road at all and with all these people parking I just ca n't get through . |
| 8 | ‘ We can no more see to the bottom of the next few hours , than we can see to the bottom of this river what I catches hold of . |
| 9 | I think the introduction of this guitar is quite significant ; it 's fresh , different and just plain exciting , and those are three words you wo n't often see in the review of a new guitar . |
| 10 | In some places on exceptionally clear days you can almost see from the south to the north coast . |