Example sentences of "[adv] see his " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'd tied a black scarf , or a stocking , or something over his face , and I could only see his eyes between that and his hat brim . |
| 2 | As a good friend of mine once commented , ‘ If man could only see his aura , he would never go to war . ’ |
| 3 | I could only see his eyes shining in the light of the fire . |
| 4 | That was all , because , when he sat down , people could only see his coat and his shirt , which were not very old . |
| 5 | But as we were very small people in these days , he could only see his way to take Selkirkshire and Peebleshire . |
| 6 | The man had stopped pacing now ; he was talking , at first quietly , so that she could only see his lips moving through a screen of ferns , then he began arguing , gesticulating , running through the phrases again and again like an actor in rehearsal , pleading with someone who was n't there . |
| 7 | He finished the glass of Kir and decided that he had better see his controller in person . |
| 8 | He began to shake , not because he was physically afraid of Nicholson , though the man was twice his size , but because he could suddenly see his world falling apart around him . |
| 9 | Johnson reports this and other gory tales , tongue-in-cheek so firmly you can scarcely see his jaw bulge . |
| 10 | His tummy had grown very large and when he walked he could no longer see his thin , mis-shapen legs . |
| 11 | He could just see his Mercedes with Dillon seated in the back . |
| 12 | Towards dawn , Miranda no longer knew whether or not she was dreaming , as she felt Adam 's flesh against hers and inhaled the pungent almond smell of love ; by the dying embers of the drawing-room fire , she could just see his face . |
| 13 | I can just see his eyes . |
| 14 | She could just see his face when she told him her mornings began at six . |
| 15 | One such gillie , towards the end of his career , carried out his duties more by instinct than by reason : he had always been shortsighted , but , nearing retirement , he could hardly see his hand in front of his face . |
| 16 | The hood was pulled up so that you could hardly see his head . |
| 17 | I can still see his grinning face as he tried to chase me . |
| 18 | She might have offered something to eat , as most Northern women believe they have a mission in life to feed up any male who can still see his feet . |
| 19 | It was the first time she had left little Bradley , the first time she had been out to celebrate his birth — and it was the last time he would ever see his mother again . |
| 20 | An exhibtion of his work is on at the Midlands Arts Gallery and you can also see his work at the Malvern Festival at the end of May . |
| 21 | A candidate can now see his or her successes accumulate in a single certificate , whatever type of SCOTVEC unit or module has been undertaken . |
| 22 | I nearly fell over him and he turned round , but I did n't really see his face in the dark , or if I did , I blocked it out I was so scared . |
| 23 | Greg Carey was there near the door , and when he reached out to grab her arm , asking , ‘ What 's going on ? ’ she shook him off impatiently and did n't even see his face close and tighten in anger at her second rejection of the evening . |
| 24 | And we did n't even see his lips move . |
| 25 | But snug in his arms and very close to him , she could at least see his looks were n't villainous . |
| 26 | He is ‘ a gentleman with a rather perplexed expression of face , and with very grey hair disordered on his head , as if he did n't quite see his way to putting anything straight ’ , but kind and honest . |
| 27 | She felt close to him , although she could n't quite see his features or his choice of clothes . |
| 28 | She could almost see his brain working . |
| 29 | But when they get a little older , they will cover their bodies up and the boy shall never again see his sisters ' beauty . |
| 30 | AB : I can certainly see his point , but I just wonder whether this is too much of a generalisation . |