Example sentences of "could see [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I could see him at the back I 'll er , I 'll just get the question a bit more clearer and I 'm sure I can help . |
| 2 | I opened my eyes at fucking five to six and I could see him at the window Ken ran then across the road and he says Dawn your brother 's been trying to get in for ages . |
| 3 | She could see him through the shutters — a big man , a Berber , a kind-looking man with bright blue eyes and tattoos . |
| 4 | As Harry stood on the platform a minute or so later , watching the train pull out , he could see him through the brightly lit window , still immersed in his paperback , oblivious , it seemed , to Harry 's departure . |
| 5 | Rory could see him through the open door as he crossed from the bungalow , through the yard of machinery and tractors , and into the business block . |
| 6 | With his head turned his face was close to hers and he would stare right at her , maybe thinking nobody could see him in the dimness , or maybe not caring if they did . |
| 7 | We could see him behind the grille over the heads of the crowd . |
| 8 | For a long while , I could see her in the rear-view mirror , standing in the dusty road in her long white dress , holding her child and looking after the Felder . |
| 9 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
| 10 | ‘ I could see them at the hotel . |
| 11 | You could see them in the bull-neck , in the big shoulders , in the thick arms , in the sinewy wrists and in the powerful legs . |
| 12 | The tears were streaming down his face ; I could see them in the light from my room . |
| 13 | Jed could see them from the car , drinking beers and swapping jokes . |
| 14 | ‘ I could see them from the window in that place . |
| 15 | I do n't think anybody could see me behind the bouquet and I had trouble finding the keyhole . |
| 16 | In theory , you could see me in the Sunshine Home for Impoverished Journalists in 40 years ' time , tripping the nurses over with my Zimmer frame in the hope that they 'll let me father their child . |
| 17 | Second point : although you obviously have such a low opinion of me that it does n't strain your credulity to believe that I was making love to two women at once , one of them married , I ca n't believe that even you could see me in the role of toy-boy . |
| 18 | If only they could see me in the office now I 'd turn more than a few heads . |
| 19 | I could see you through the keyhole . |
| 20 | ‘ We had n't quite reached that point , ’ says Mr Johnson , ‘ but we could see it on the horizon . ’ |
| 21 | I was with , and it was , I could see it at the front . |
| 22 | There was a difference of course ; he could see it in the eyes . |
| 23 | She could see it in the covert glances of the London girls , some of whom had been planning how to look at the Belvoir dance for the past month . |
| 24 | He could see it in the man 's eyes and the manner in which his gaze lingered on Nona . |
| 25 | She could see it in the black expression that crossed his face and the tightened lips . |
| 26 | You could see it in the way he performed against Pakistan . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ No , you did n't have to , you little bitch ; I could see it from the minute we arrived ! |