Example sentences of "[modal v] almost see [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She could almost see the thought processes flicker across his brain .
2 Soapy could almost see the prison doors .
3 He had missed her moment — he knew he had missed it — ; yet his eyes softened suddenly , and you could almost see the shadow fall from his shoulders as he twinkled down at Laura where she knelt before her dying fire .
4 If I take the Metro you can almost see the petrol gauge dying in front of you . ’
5 Throughout this gargantuan meal the talk was almost entirely concentrated on food , on remembering other great meals , or discussing the quality of the ham and the other salumi : ‘ It must n't just be pink ; it must n't be too fat , and it should be cut so thin that you can almost see the church tower through it . ’
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