Example sentences of "he [vb mod] see [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When he finally reached the doorway of the hut , he could see Alex Household slumped against it , the arm holding the gun limp at his side .
2 From under his eyelashes he could see Mrs Morgan was watching her husband with a sort of furious compassion , and was careful not to catch her eye .
3 For a human , the task of finding the summit would be easy because he could see north east ; but the robot can only test the gradient along the principal points of the compass , and in all those four directions it slopes down .
4 Now , in the light of a bedside lamp , he could see Marius Steen Lying back on the pillows asleep .
5 From the top of the mound , using his binoculars , he could see Tam Otaki and the big American , Bob Stein , coming up the 8th .
6 He could see Edgar Lustgarten narrowing his eyes threateningly at the camera , as he paced out the length of Maple Drive .
7 He could see Tom Fish standing like a huge black silhouette in the doorway , and he was tempted to rush forward and shove him head-first into the cellar below .
8 of her , he could see Martin standing with his arms folded and resting on the mantelshelf .
9 Out of the corner of his eye he could see Mr Chan trying to comfort Steve while Ho stood by his side , staring at the Monument in terrified fascination .
10 He can see car headlights a few hundred feet below .
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