Example sentences of "i could [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could also see the colour of paint I was using due to the pearly-white bristles . |
| 2 | I could also see the rock that Neil had pointed out to me , still half out of water . |
| 3 | I could see writing would be difficult , but I could also see I would possibly be good at it . |
| 4 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 5 | I could also see that Mala was near to exploding , which might have been disastrous . |
| 6 | I could also see the potential that Llanbrynmair had to offer ( it took Carole a little longer to see te potential ) and was very eager to start renovation . |
| 7 | I could also see something I had absolutely no wish to see at all , which was Quigley 's bottom . |
| 8 | I could also see the spire of the Church of Scotland in Porteneil , and some smoke coming up from the town chimneys . |
| 9 | I could also see there was no solution . |
| 10 | ‘ In fact , I could well see out my career in Italy with Sampdoria because I 'm not one of those players that move around — I was at Forest for ten years . ’ |
| 11 | No , I could n't see what caused it . |
| 12 | But I could n't see the moon or the stars , only the gloomy sky . |
| 13 | My dad took me to watch Newcastle when I was about 10 but I could n't see because of all the people standing in front of me . |
| 14 | Afterwards Dr McDaid said : ‘ I could n't see any train . |
| 15 | But the exit was at the foot of the screen , and I was being borne up towards that great and drooling hag , away from safety , pinioned by someone I could n't see , and the witch was laughing . |
| 16 | I could n't see the difference , but his vet insisted he was n't fit enough , even when summer came . |
| 17 | I could n't see who it was at first , then I realised it was my husband . |
| 18 | He said it was quieter in there , but I could n't see the lay-by from his room and after a bit I went outside . |
| 19 | I could n't see nothing and I — I stumbled over him . |
| 20 | At first I could n't see them , but when I heard a little quack I had a close look and saw them all there huddled together and trying to keep warm . |
| 21 | ‘ What I could n't see was how the life and death of Someone Else ( whoever he was ) 2000 years ago could help us here and now — except in so far as his example helped us . ’ |
| 22 | What I could n't see was how the life and death of Someone Else ‘ whoever he was ’ 2000 years ago could help us here and now . ’ |
| 23 | He must have been lurking in the church hall , though I could n't see him properly in that dark corner . |
| 24 | Once your pet has died you may be too distressed to dig the grave , as another owner testified ; ‘ It was raining hard and I could n't see through my tears , I just wanted to get her buried as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 25 | But I could n't see or feel a downbeat at all — he just had his arms in the air , he was n't going to beat like a bandmaster — and I missed the entry . |
| 26 | I wriggled until I could peer over the edge into the wet depths below and I could n't see him at all . |
| 27 | The dock looked dark beyond the curtain and I could n't see him , but he could indeed see me . |
| 28 | Nolan was disconcerted by having lost on Groundsel though I could n't see that he 'd done anything wrong . |
| 29 | One time when I turned to check on the arrow on the tree , I could n't see it . |
| 30 | I looked deep , but I could n't see his soul . |