Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [modal v] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From my position at the entrance to the dug-out I could see the wounded in the sunken road in the same positions they were in before the shelling started . |
| 2 | The sea was flat , faintly streaked by a waning moon , and through the porthole of the saloon I could see the Southern Cross and the Milky Way , unblemished by cloud . |
| 3 | On the roof I could see the marks of the picks of long-dead miners cut into the rock as they crouched here in the dark , hacking out the ore with no light other than the dim wicks of the oil lamps or the candles stuck on their helmets . |
| 4 | Through the gap in the fence I could see the red-haired woman hacking away at the tangle of greenery with a large silver blade that flashed in the sun . |
| 5 | I was left in bed trying not to show how scared I was — shivering and wondering how long it would be before our own house caught fire , as from my window I could see the flames from the burning laundry , less than three hundred yards away . |
| 6 | Through the window I could see the rooftops of a grand old rococo building , an oriental fantasy of domes and cupolas . |
| 7 | The new stripped-pine floor vibrated ; through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road , the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging , escaping into the very centre of the earth . |
| 8 | Through the window I could see the remains of a meal on a table set for two . |
| 9 | Up in the mountain , the Bible belt was drenched and from my window I can see the river running strongly as a result . |
| 10 | Out of the window I can see the glow coming off the musical , stomping beargarden . |
| 11 | Over his shoulder , through the window I can see the dog handlers have arrived . |
| 12 | Rodriguez was still struggling and out of the corner of my eye I could see the patron watching us uneasily . |
| 13 | Turning a quarter circle away from the mosque towards the setting sun , through the early evening heat haze I could see the distant silhouette of the Qutab Minar , the tower of victory built by the first Sultan immediately after he had driven the Hindus from Delhi in 1192 . |
| 14 | I want the observer to note the training methods used what basically went on and at the end of the day I will see the person who 's been in training make a paper aeroplane and I will judge these on two criterias |
| 15 | Presently the engine started , and from beneath the tarpaulin I could see the shadow of the wheel turning in a square of sunlight on the floor . |
| 16 | In the distance I could see the rock-girl Acropolis crowned by the ruins of the Parthenon . |
| 17 | As a local resident who travels through north Belfast every day of the week I can see the problems which are caused by young people gathering at street corners with bottles , ’ the councillor said . |
| 18 | From the thicket I could see the bridge and to my amazement I could see Commandos marching in file across the bridge and coming slowly towards me , a few of them looking and pointing in my direction . |
| 19 | Narrowing my eyes against the Atlantic glitter I could see the line of a path that climbed from the bay and on over the headland to the west . |
| 20 | When he put his head up to the sound of my voice I could see the mess . |
| 21 | Through the glass I could see the long lines of blue moving away down the street and I could still hear the shouts of the corporal . |
| 22 | Through the cloudburst I could see the old men laying out their prayer carpets under the arches , then , on a signal from the mullah , a line of bottoms rose and fell in time to the distant cries of ‘ Allah hu-Akbar ! ’ |
| 23 | ’ Over his shoulder I could see the light above the lift doors flick on No. 4 . |
| 24 | Whilst as a worker I might see the process , to me very important , I think there 's a lot of concrete outcomes for young people feel we have achieved this , we did this for ourselves , it 's ours , we own it . |
| 25 | From where I am sitting on the Rhine embankment I can see the Siebengebirge and the Drachenfels , named for the dragon which guarded the treasure-hoard of the Nibelungs . |
| 26 | Through my pain I could see the corporal 's laughing face . |
| 27 | As I clambered out of the trench and made my way across to Brigade H.Q I could see the jeep with the stretchers on top waiting at the entrance to the orchard . |
| 28 | ‘ By the time I rolled to the bottom of the slope I could see the steady fire coming from the windows . |
| 29 | The window gave on to a small lead roof beyond whose parapet I could see the topmost branches of the elm tree , the ornate brick chimneys of my own House — School House . |