Finder search results - is there an option to display file size?

recent OSX/Mac convert here - so apologies if this is a dopey question.
When I search for files using the search function in Finder, only the file 'Name', 'Kind' and 'Last Opened' columns are displayed on the list & coverflow views.
A file 'Size' column would be very useful: is it possible to modify the results display to include more columns?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Try the advice in this article: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080229204517495
(Although, IMO, that should be a built-in option.)
EDIT: Misunderstood your question. You can't, unfortunately. If you're as displeased by that as me, send feedback to apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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