Example sentences of "[vb mod] see from [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Most impressive of all to us children was the fact that the house had two staircases , the staircase we could see from the front door , and the back stairs , used by the servants .
2 He could see from the changing mottle of the secretary 's complexion that Garvey had made up his mind for him .
3 Martha could see from the humourless stretch of her grandmother 's mouth that she judged Mrs Joyce and her offspring an unwelcome addition to the neighbourhood .
4 I had to admit my first impression was not quite what I had expected : instead of bold cliffs and mountain peaks , all we could see from the heaving deck of the boat was a seemingly endless beach of black shingle fringed by white breakers .
5 Therefore , I would see from a public point of view a substantial expenditure on this subject and I do n't think necessarily a level cuts from county planners .
6 As you will see from the enclosed letter , it would be good if you were able to be in touch with Mawe de la Fuent .
7 So sociologists can be stimulated by everyday occurrences which they , because of their training , can see from a special perspective and which they can put into a sociological frame of reference .
8 The reality is in fact much much broader than this , and as you can see from the following list , there are a wealth of opportunities providing care and comfort for all sectors of the population .
9 As you can see from the first diagram , the body of even the toughest fighter is covered with ‘ soft spots ’ ( or vulnerable areas ) which can easily be seen and reached .
10 But they do make sociolinguistic assumptions : in context it is clear that they also assume the early development of a socially elite variety , and we can see from the first sentence of the quotation that ‘ carefulness ’ is probably also involved .
11 As you can see from the second run , pressing is treated as an error ( number 17 ) .
12 We can see from the annual average figures that sterling 's effective exchange rate has fallen since 1975 ( 1975 = 100 ) and in 1987 it averaged 72.6 — depreciation of 27 per cent .
13 By the tenth century we can see from the detailed boundary clauses contained in charters that the earlier estate arrangements are already becoming obscure .
14 We can see from the Unemployed Flow Survey that the proportion of people finding work within 10 months of registration as job seekers who took temporary jobs varied with the level of unemployment in their area .
15 Well they 're getting comfy seats and we 're star well as you can see from the last play , Wuthering Heights that erm we actually lost money on that I know it will happen but I feel that we ought to erm go along and get into a healthier position again .
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