Example sentences of "able to see [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stairs were cold and draughty and the light was n't good , but she 'd placed herself so that the agency 's receptionist would be able to see her through the glass-panelled door if she should happen to glance up . |
| 2 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 3 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 4 | I have never been able to see it with the naked eye ( as some observers claim to have done ) , but it is not hard to find with × 7 , and it is easy with × 8.5 . |
| 5 | It is more difficult to know whether an animal goes through the experience of at one moment not being able to see a food item , but then being able to see it at the next . |