Example sentences of "[coord] she [vb mod] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | A child is often unacquainted with the precise and specialised social functions which are conventionally ascribed to either speech or writing and thus may be confused when asked to acquire ‘ skills ’ whose functions he or she can not see or act upon . |
| 2 | Pascoe had rejected her , Hunter-Blair was in hiding and she would not see Ayling until Thursday . |
| 3 | Tomorrow she would go home as early as possible and she would never see him again . |
| 4 | Leonora watched the grey smudge of shoreline growing closer , knowing that once she was there this part of her life would be over , and she might never see Penry Vaughan again . |
| 5 | His lips were slightly parted , and she could neither see nor hear the thin whisper of breath . |
| 6 | But there were still the heat-sensitive beams and she could n't see them . |
| 7 | She turned round , but the sheet flopped over her face and she could n't see anything but white . |
| 8 | The man was brushing the London dust from his dark-suited legs , and she could n't see his face . |
| 9 | ‘ You c-ca n't … ’ she spluttered , trying not to panic that , if she 'd got it right — and she could n't see how else this swine of a man could threaten her — he was saying that her job was on the line ! |
| 10 | But at the height of the tourist season it was odds on that her old room had already been taken , and she could n't see herself tramping Venice at this time of night , looking for alternative accommodation . |
| 11 | Well if it was dark and she could n't see you she might have put her arm out and hit you it does n't what it feels like is n't always what it is if you see what I mean . |
| 12 | From her seat she could see the winding road that led up to the elegant gateway of Casa Madrid , and she could even see the sprinklers sending blessed water swirling over the melon and pineapple fields . |
| 13 | She could not feel anything at all — the anaesthetic having done its job — and she could not see anything as her eyes were tightly closed . |
| 14 | Alice loitered around for a while , and no one came in or out , and she could not see Comrade Andrew through the downstairs windows , for the curtains were drawn . |
| 15 | She was now in a long , dark room with doors all round the walls , and she could not see the White Rabbit anywhere . |
| 16 | Fenella was standing on tiptoe alongside him , but the window was too high and she could not see . |
| 17 | He had turned away from her a little and she could not see his face . |
| 18 | Luca Giordano , Elisa went on , thinking that she had placed her hosts at a disadvantage , was a particular favourite of hers and she could easily see why he was regarded as one of Naples ' finest painters . |
| 19 | There had been a storm the previous day and she could still see white horses in the bay from where she was sitting by a south-facing window . |
| 20 | Darkness whirled round her , and she could hardly see Fand any more ; only the spear-tip burned , like a dim flame . |
| 21 | However , on the second occasion , she refused to see you and she will not see you now ! ’ |
| 22 | Mr Bale would come back in two or three weeks and she need never see Nick Frazer again . |
| 23 | But perhaps Gabriel and Boldwood were right , and she should not see him again ? |
| 24 | He had been going to wave , but she would n't see him , not at that distance ; she refused to buy contact lenses , and hated wearing her glasses . |
| 25 | it 's Doctor that 's treating me but she ca n't see me till Monday so |
| 26 | I try speaking to Susan in the morning , but she ca n't see it . |
| 27 | At a stroke she could make them vanish , but she 'd still see them . |
| 28 | But she could n't see what or where . |
| 29 | There was supposed to be someone guarding the prisoner , but she could n't see anyone . |
| 30 | He kissed her , but she could n't see him . |