Example sentences of "i [vb mod] see a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the candle-light I could see a long table , in the middle of which was a large yellow shape , with hundreds of insects feeding off it . |
| 2 | Driving towards the bridge I could see a black plume of smoke . |
| 3 | I could see a vague shape behind it . |
| 4 | As I regained my composure I could see a wide grin on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 5 | In the distance I could see a faint light , and I decided to try to reach it . |
| 6 | In the distance I could see a habited Deaconess clearing away the vessels from the early Communion service . |
| 7 | At one end of the beach I could see a small cave ; drums of kerosene . |
| 8 | From where I was standing , far below me I could see a separate miniature fort linked to the mother fortress by an umbilical causeway . |
| 9 | ‘ I could see a hundred evictions and still keep a level head on that subject . |
| 10 | I could see a white hound running through the trees . |
| 11 | Over a hedge I could see a large stone sitting in the middle of the field , basking in the sun like a great toad . |
| 12 | Looking down towards the Orne I could see a thick mist over the water and patches of mist hanging over the cornfields . |
| 13 | There was another door and I could see a smaller room , next to the office . |
| 14 | At the entrance to the grounds of the Chateau I could see a few Commandos . |
| 15 | I could see a few figures strung out across it in the gloom . |
| 16 | Mr Parsons looked down at me at last , and I could see a different embarrassment replacing the first as he met my ironic eye . |
| 17 | ‘ I can see a slight likeness . |
| 18 | The entrance has been filled with stones , but I can see a sunken area inside making a small arena , in the centre of which there 's a red stone three feet high the shape of a cotton reel and , in a round black patch , evidence of a fire . |
| 19 | If I stand at the window ( which I am not going to do ) I can see a small fat man with a trilby hat , a British warm and what looks like a binocular case , standing down below on the other side of the road and peering up with an anxious concentration at this battered , paint-peeling semi-circle of so-called Mansion Flats . |
| 20 | I mean I can see a typical lot of people at a time |
| 21 | Yet if the little Swede is patient , I can see a major part for him in George Graham 's scheme of things . |
| 22 | For example I can see a good case for a local headmaster being a member of the authority , representing educational concerns or for some representations say from significant ethnic groups within the area , but these can be identified and appointed by the authorities themselves , whose local knowledge will lead to far more accurate selection than Whitehall or Whitehall inspired sources . |
| 23 | I do n't know what to think parked cars the of a big if I can see a parked car there a long way in front of me I go I am park that car so it |
| 24 | I can see a dark figure , a barely visible silhouette against the backdrop of trees over on the grassy knoll beyond the car park . |
| 25 | ‘ I am tremendously excited about the whole project , I can see a rewarding and profitable future . |
| 26 | Woodruffe said : ‘ I can see a little light . |