Example sentences of "can see [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can see Dad in a black suit and tie — even a black waistcoat with three black buttons — and he looks deadest of all . |
| 2 | On the other side of the rim I can see way over the savannah in the direction of the Mountain of God , which is reduced in size so that I ca n't be sure which of the outcrops on the horizon it is . |
| 3 | When we consider that a typical input/output operation is thousands or millions of times slower than a typical internal operation ( such as the addition of two numbers ) , and that there may be other tasks to which the computer could turn its attention while such an operation is going on , then we can see scope for redesigning the computer in this area . |
| 4 | Cos what he does , he puts a tea bag in a cup pours about that much water on takes the tea bag out and tops it right up with water so he can see bottom of cup . |
| 5 | We can see part of the answer by looking at how modern DNA molecules cooperate in the chemical factories that are living cells . |
| 6 | On-screen editing facilities include a zoom mode , so that the user can see part of a mind map in more detail , a colour palette so that the colour of branches and text can be altered , and cut and paste options to allow branches to be moved around . |
| 7 | On-screen editing facilities include a zoom mode , so that the user can see part of a mind map in more detail , a colour palette so that the colour of branches and text can be altered , and cut and paste options to allow branches to be moved around . |
| 8 | I can see part of Horse Guards Parade almost see myself standing there the other afternoon , looking up at these windows , still ignorant of what I was looking at . |
| 9 | I think erm that sometimes the fact that children have moved to a school where they have a timetable which has got subjects written down on a piece of paper , and the fact that they bring homework back with them and parents can see work in exercise books , sometimes that acts as a kind of reassurance to parents that something is going on which they recognise as education . |
| 10 | YOU CAN SEE IT in his eyes . |
| 11 | I can see case by case judgments arising based on the precise nature of the services or their scale as a whole , but those are judgments on the facts rather than the framework for general rule-making . |
| 12 | In which case I can see jealousy as one of the nastier withdrawal symptoms . |
| 13 | I would have liked to have done better in the League this season , but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now . |
| 14 | I can see danger from a train . |
| 15 | The valley , homely and tree clad , is spread below you and as you drop down from the pass , just above Thwaite , you can see Muker down the dale looking like a toy village . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure I can see movement in those ferns . ’ |
| 17 | They can see movement behind the window pane glass . |
| 18 | ‘ It can see contentment in here . ’ |