Example sentences of "[verb] see [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After work that day , 13 September , I went to the hospital and asked to see Suor Eusebia , the Mother Superior , a truly saintly woman . |
| 2 | I also asked to see Nicola 's father to make sure he was supporting his partner rather than acting against her . |
| 3 | She settled the squirrel evening cape that had belonged to her mother on top of her light summer coat , then walked in and asked to see Mrs O'Dare . |
| 4 | Herbert Cranko asked to see Dulcie Howes and discussed John 's training with her . |
| 5 | He asked to see Laura , but was told that she had no wish to see him . |
| 6 | On trying to contact Mr by phone I have on many occasions I was put off to say he was n't available I have also come to the foyer at the bottom asked to see Mr after twenty minutes wait and nobody turned up I decided to retire . |
| 7 | Anyway , the day came when he asked to see Jimmy and me . |
| 8 | Even Moses , when he asked to see God 's glory , was told , ‘ You can not see my face ; for man shall not see me and live ’ ( Exod. |
| 9 | In the Old Testament , Moses asked to see God , only to be told that ‘ no man can see God and live ’ . |
| 10 | Ken asked to see Robert Bolt and demanded the speech to be cut . |
| 11 | Clinton flies to see Bush |
| 12 | But it would not do to show any emotion before the giants , who had all gathered to see Floy and Snodgrass off , or before Balor , who was waiting in high good humour at the unexpected excitement of a journey to the Fire Court . |
| 13 | Pat O'Keefe slipped and fell as the boat was setting off and injured his hand as he plunged six feet over the side of the harbour , and had to be rescued by the crowd of journalists who had gathered to see Jack off . |
| 14 | And here was the man himself , scarred face , heavy limp , and impressive bearing , demanding to see Sally-Anne , but he gave away nothing of this , merely said , ‘ What is it , Baines ? ’ and then to the intruder , ‘ And who the devil are you , sir ? |
| 15 | ‘ Then how do you explain the fact that the kidnappers phoned urgently , demanding to see Ubaldo in person , at a time when you were still in Rome and no one supposedly knew you were coming except the authorities ? ’ |
| 16 | It is business as usual for ENGLAND U21s , although it is saddening to see Martin Turner , a wonderful servant of English ( particularly English junior ) rugby , retiring as chairman of the England U21 panel in favour of Malcom Phillips with John Elliott continuing as team manager . |
| 17 | I do n't want to see Sarah in that way , and I would n't want her to see me in that kind of light either . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I keep hearing people say they do n't want to see Ovett running 3:58 because they want to remember him running 3:48 . |
| 19 | She did n't want to see Paul . |
| 20 | I surely do n't want to see Macca leave Elland Road too , not even for stlg5M . |
| 21 | ‘ Harold , Felicity may not want to see Magdalen , she 's probably tired after her journey . |
| 22 | She was thankful for that , because she did n't want to see Miguelito tonight . |
| 23 | They 'd probably better check that the whole place is n't falling down and I 'm afraid they 'll want to see Maggie , but I 'll get rid of them . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't want to see Elsbeth , ’ she screamed . |
| 25 | ‘ But I did n't want to see Nicola dead . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think I shall want to see Dorothy — sister though she is — for a very long time ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Do you want to see Faye ? ’ he asked . |
| 28 | Did you want to see Josh ? |
| 29 | CATHERINE That you might want to see Janet . |
| 30 | She did n't even want to see Julius again . |