Example sentences of "see [indef pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door . |
| 2 | She could see nothing through the thick clouds of dust that choked her . |
| 3 | Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass . |
| 4 | At first , in the fading light , we could see nothing but the icy path , the snow-covered trees on either side — but then the flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes . |
| 5 | He 's a very good short story writer , but I do n't see anybody with the same mixture of writerly craft and stamina which Greene had . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't see anything beyond the third target , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Only if he really craned his neck sideways could he see anything of the front bedroom windows and then not enough to make the effort worthwhile . |
| 8 | At first we could n't see anything on the white backing but then Eadred brought across a candle , held it near the page , not quite close enough to scorch , and sea-green writing began to appear . |