Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [adv] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The party 's problem was that it was a Catholic organisation and could not see the class basis of the problems . |
| 2 | He was uncertain , and could not see the point of hazarding a guess before the forensic labs had reported on the pair of scissors . |
| 3 | We could hardly get inside for rubbish and could n't see the floor , it was all dirt , and there used to be two or three benches on which we had to sit down ; then old Morgan would read the Bible to us and pray , we had to kneel down — oh what a dry lesson . |
| 4 | This is because quite a lot of them are English and ca n't see the difference between Knoydart and Chipping Sudbury . |
| 5 | This provision will be implemented by law , not standing orders , and will effectively see the end of one-party committees in the vast majority of local authorities . |
| 6 | It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate . |
| 7 | He desperately needed to talk to me , to have me as a confessor if not to obtain my active help , but could not see the way to come to terms with me ; his need to accept was in conflict with his wish to reject . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes , but could still see the building . |