Example sentences of "could [adv] see [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could not see Finn 's neck for the hair . |
| 2 | Silver 's light-grey fur showed up plainly against a low spray of gorse , but Hazel could not see Bigwig until he sat up and ran towards them . |
| 3 | She could just see Roman 's car and she was blinded by a rush of tears as she realised she would never again sit in it by his side . |
| 4 | I was watching Sky replays of the incident over tea and snickers at half time , and heard the pundits blathering about a handball by Rod Wallace which they could clearly see happening , but I could n't . |
| 5 | Next year could also see Unit 's graduation from the third tier to the main market . |
| 6 | Elizabeth listened intently , till she could practically see steam puffing out of the ears of Seumas Ban and Lady Bridhe . |
| 7 | She could n't see Spike . |
| 8 | Down on ground level again , I could n't see gaunt-face anywhere . |
| 9 | Well anyway it gets half way through this wood I could n't see couple of yards in front of me |
| 10 | She could n't see Miguelito from here , but she had seen enough . |
| 11 | He could n't see curvature in the third dimension . |
| 12 | Somewhere along the line , Cat and Prince 's Paisley Park organisation could n't see eye to eye . |
| 13 | Last August Australia sent three naval ships to the Gulf ; Bob Hawke , the prime minister , made it clear in December that they would be put under American operational control and could well see combat . |
| 14 | Old fair hands could doubtless see order in the chaos , the separate camps of the different families within the larger camp . |
| 15 | My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living . |