Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We thought he might not see the body , ’ said Libab . |
| 2 | He could n't see the boy any more . |
| 3 | He could n't see the sheep . |
| 4 | It was as well he could n't see the scene at Inveraray castle that same minute . |
| 5 | Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies . |
| 6 | He thanked God it was dark so that he could n't see the torn flesh , the ragged pit where the woman 's shot had entered his body . |
| 7 | As Mr Leslie had explained earlier he was completely sober and was not given to imagination , he screwed his eyes up looking for the reason for the footsteps ; he could n't see the feet but heard them quite distinctly passing him in the ballast below . |
| 8 | He looked up , but even now he could n't see the top of the giant tree . |
| 9 | He could n't see the ground either . |
| 10 | He could n't see the patient when he first entered because of the people standing around her . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , you 've repaid him : you 've opened his eyes to things that 've been under his nose , and he could n't see the wood for the trees . |
| 12 | He could n't see the gunman but at least he knew where he was . |
| 13 | He could n't see the hedge at the far end . |
| 14 | He could n't see the other end . |
| 15 | From where he stood he could n't see the hospital wing . |
| 16 | He finally pushed the phone aside so that he could n't see the distracting light . |
| 17 | He turned round , looking south and west , though he knew he could n't see the tall building from the street . |
| 18 | He could n't see the torch being flashed underneath and through the windows , but he felt the car sway as one of the coppers tugged at the driver s handle and the boot . |
| 19 | Was he so besotted with the woman that he could n't see the fallibility of what she was saying ? |
| 20 | He could n't see the suitcase but he knew where it was , in the cavity between the walls and the roof . |
| 21 | If he could n't see the guy shooting at him , he did n't have a chance . |
| 22 | He looked up , and realized that he could n't see the other side of the quarry . |
| 23 | Guard dogs hurled themselves against the wire and then chased the car the length of the property , barking frantically , while Cinzia told Zen how she had persuaded Gianluigi to buy a place in the country although he could n't see the point , but to her nature was not a luxury but something fundamental , a source of sanity and order , did he understand what she meant ? |
| 24 | He could n't see the point of the story at all , but Ellen refused to explain . |
| 25 | Initially , he could n't see the body , and then he noticed the tell-tale blanket draped over a shape on the floor . |
| 26 | He could n't see the yacht from where he was sitting and Ruth was glad of that . |
| 27 | He had always told me that education was a waste of time and he could n't see the point of it . |
| 28 | He could just see the top of his mother 's head , right at the front … |
| 29 | Behind them , he could just see the small wooden houses and the deep green leaves of the coconut trees , which were moving lazily in the soft afternoon wind . |
| 30 | She was mostly turned away from him ; he could just see the curve of her cheek , the line of her nose , and as he watched she put her head down very slightly . |