Example sentences of "he [vb mod] see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only rarely did the artist actually go to where he might see exotic species in the wild — and even if he had gone there always , he would probably have found them very hard to see . |
| 2 | As he sat waiting for Karlinsky to appear , looking around him he could see other men 's sons , boys of Jacob 's age , sitting with their fathers . |
| 3 | Through gnarled and knotted archways he could see other rooms , and what looked like a very large winding staircase . |
| 4 | From his bedroom window , he could see two figures beating at something with what seemed to be a bar or club . |
| 5 | With the next joist it came closer ; then he could see one edge of the little hatch ; then he was over it . |
| 6 | He could see that part of Broken Springs so clearly , almost as if he was standing there . |
| 7 | He could see that Longhi , the lowest on the rope , was in a bad way ; his hands kept slipping . |
| 8 | The barn was not full , but in some of the stalls on either side of a broad central aisle he could see heaped mountains of grain as his eyes became accustomed to the dark . |
| 9 | From the caravan on the very edge of the sea he could see Larksoken Power Station stark against the skyline , as uncompromising as his own will to oppose it , a symbol and a threat . |
| 10 | He could see six glasses , wine-glasses , on the green and white tablecloth . |
| 11 | He could see small fields , woods and a lake up there , and from the lake a river spilled out and over the edge … |
| 12 | In the distance , in a big gilt cage , he could see nude bodies gluing and ungluing , the sticky rhythmic contact of flesh . |
| 13 | Far away he thought he could see some goats grazing . |
| 14 | He could see Big Tom Fish hunched over a large plate of food , and he recalled afresh , in agonizing detail , the broad naked back and the strong buttocks working between his mother 's legs . |
| 15 | He had climbed so high that he could see damaged slates on the roof of the house and sections of guttering choked with leaves and other debris . |
| 16 | He could see red uniforms further up the river bank , evidence that the Lancers had found a place to cross . |
| 17 | In two of the cottages he could see glass-fronted rifle display cases . |
| 18 | As he moved into the darkened hallway he could see those conifers bowing deferentially to the strong breeze . |
| 19 | He 's telling the tale from his bed , all about the fact that he asked his wife if before the end he could see another woman from his past . |
| 20 | GREEN SHOOTS of recovery were what the Chancellor said he could see last year , but the rest of us are still waiting for them . |
| 21 | He could see Prussian soldiers running away in the undergrowth and he felt the fierce exultation of a cavalryman given a helpless enemy to slaughter , but he did not see the batter of guns concealed in the deep shadows at the edge of the wood , nor the Prussian artillery officer who shouted , ‘ Fire ! ’ |
| 22 | It is from this tradition that he would see organizational commitment and permanent employment deriving . |
| 23 | He knew he had to turn his back on Crevecoeur , dreading the day he would see physical signs that SHe had been working . |
| 24 | Irrespective of what the Labour party says about what happened before 1979 , if he visited various parts of Yorkshire he would see massive investment in manufacturing , including £1 million in wool textiles . |
| 25 | It is most unlikely that he will see any reason of that kind . |
| 26 | His body always seems to bulk up after a day like this : he can see increased sponginess around his waist and chest . |
| 27 | Kelly said Blissett had been involved in an ordinary aerial challenge , the kind he can see 200 times in four games a week . |
| 28 | As soon as any adventurer takes an item from a corpse , tell him that he can see ghostly shapes forming in the shadows . |
| 29 | I ask Steve if he can see any reasons behind the constant attrition of top mountaineers . |