Example sentences of "could see [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernice could see Legion 's body splitting into a firework display of multi-coloured fronds , and slowly drawing together into a hairy black ovoid supported by three pipe-cleaner legs . |
| 2 | She wished she could see Chambers ' face when Wolff-Dietrich , the werewolf king , carried the tale back . |
| 3 | In his mind 's eye Michael could see Anthony 's face inside ie , staring upwards at darkness for the rest of eternity . |
| 4 | I could see Sister 's point . |
| 5 | He could see Steen 's face in its pained repose , and felt certain that he was up against a case of murder . |
| 6 | She could see Klift 's body from the corner of her eye . |
| 7 | From there she could see Barbara 's profile . |
| 8 | In the abbey church of St Seurin at Bordeaux , for example , he could see Roland 's horn , the sound of which might have summoned reinforcements to Roncesvalles but which Roland , more careful of his reputation than of his life , had refused to blow until it was too late . |
| 9 | From the other tables , Nicholas could see John 's face , red under its freckles , glancing his way more often than not . |
| 10 | Perhaps it is hindsight which has allowed us to understand fully the sheer technique that went into Bogart 's acting but many people at Warners could see Mayo 's point that he was just the type of actor needed to breathe life into the kind of story that the writers were making into a speciality . |
| 11 | Ajayi looked up at the door to the winding-stair expecting to see an attendant , but the voice had come from behind her , and she could see Quiss 's face starting to turn red , his eyes widening , the lines around them spreading out further . |
| 12 | She wished she could see Bella 's face properly , but the shadows were thick and all she could make out was the outline of a head . |
| 13 | He could see Todd 's smile , could feel the gesture forming as the other man leaned forward very slightly and prepared to put the phone down . |
| 14 | Through the half-open door of the coding office she could see Lofty 's back ; beside him Lucinda sat unmoving , her left hand relaxed on a dial . |
| 15 | I could see Xanthe 's face and the back of Mrs Young 's head . |
| 16 | The boy had his back to him but he could see Lily 's face and she was doing the talking . |