Example sentences of "can [adv] see [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Now just you see here , ’ said I. ‘ You ca n't saw my head off , and you know it . ’
2 I ca n't see her fitting into a country lifestyle , somehow . ’
3 I mean you ca n't see their face
4 We ca n't see our way to the end of the first foot . ’
5 I ca n't see our friend er what was his name ?
6 A warm , friendly voice is especially reassuring if a partially sighted person ca n't see your expression .
7 Ca n't see your cottage from here , ’ said Ann .
8 ‘ I ca n't see your dad reaching us in this weather , even riding a horse . ’
9 I ca n't see your dad letting you .
10 After you 've worked hard carving out a career for yourself , it 's no good if people ca n't see your personality .
11 I ca n't see your face when you sit in that comer , ’ said Bella. ‘ — You thought the world of that Simon , did n't you ? — I know just what it 's like .
12 CATHERINE I ca n't see your face now , Robbie .
13 Ca n't see your laboratory . ’
14 I ca n't see your house ; I ca n't see who 's having chips in Mario 's ; I ca n't see over the hill to Westlands .
15 Now I ca n't see your set .
16 ‘ Is it meaner than a dungeon so dark that you ca n't see your hand in front of your face ? ’
17 Yell if you have , cos I ca n't see your hand
18 I can see my dad any time , I ca n't see my nan any time .
19 Er I , you see they used to work , the Guilds work more with the political party , they worked , I 'd , I ca n't see my Guild women going to the Labour Party erm you see .
20 She was a local farmer 's wife and she went on to be our first member of Parliament and me brother was helping her and mum and dad , you see , was working for the , we , we got the house as a committee room and all , all the and I can remember going with mother , we had , we had a Co-op paper or it was Co-op orientated I 'm sure news and I can remembering canvassing Walsall Wood with me mother , well I ca n't see my Guild members doing that .
21 ‘ I ca n't see my hand , ’ said Lydia .
22 Then I began to realize why , and he said to me : ‘ If I go through as you say , viewers ca n't see my face and they 'll think we 're using a double .
23 I du n no you ca n't see his head
24 You ca n't see his face . ’
25 It 's so that I ca n't see his face , Merrill thought .
26 ( she rolls her eyes , knowing that he can not see her face . )
27 Criticism can not see its role as ‘ putting right ’ previous errors as though academic study was part of a stream of emendation aimed at achieving some final truth about texts .
28 Amelia McLean also pointed out that skill was at stake : " fortunately , the majority of women workers can not see their way to join that union , as they claim to be skilled workers " .
29 Small builders can not see their way to take on many trainees .
30 We can not see their size or shape .
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