Example sentences of "[vb past] 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 | At the briefing he agreed to see Alfred , while Kersey would talk to the son-in-law , Barry Morse . |
| 12 | The therapist agreed to see Pamela as in outpatient in 5 days ' time to provide her with a further chance to talk about her difficulties and also to provide her with support . |
| 13 | In the morning , she agreed to see Winifred Shalcross . |
| 14 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 15 | This feeling was so strong there that he almost expected to see Linkworth standing there , watching him . |
| 16 | I expected to see Dr Mortimer , as I knew nobody else in the village . |
| 17 | ‘ Those were his words , ’ said Nancy , looking round uneasily , as if she still expected to see Sikes . |
| 18 | It was the day before we expected to see Treasure Island . |
| 19 | Just when we expected to see Cordoba produce an extra gear as Walter Swinburn got to work with the whip , the son of El Gran Senor capitulated and it was Balla Cove who produced extra reserves to hold the late thrust of Rock City . |
| 20 | What with all the activity associated with moving house , it was two weeks before we got to see Arthur 's famous castle . |
| 21 | First we got to see Joey B. Where is he ? ’ |
| 22 | It was already past midnight when they got to see Dustin , who was playing pool by himself , while a huge party for the cast was going on in another suite . |
| 23 | He lived to see South Africa bend instead . |
| 24 | He thought a little wistfully of Provence , tried and failed to see Edith as happy in the Hôtel Paradis , and returned to savour anew the pleasures of Ramsgate . |
| 25 | The low murmur of conversation in the hotel 's sun lounge was like the crashing of waves to Kelly as she entered to see Annie at a corner table . |
| 26 | Anyway … off Boy Bradshaw beetled to see Colonel Bumface … . ’ |
| 27 | Good humour helped to see Victor through his prolonged ill health , caused by a lung complaint which led ultimately to a transplant operation from which he did not recover . |
| 28 | She described seeing Julie soliciting with other girls near the White Swan public house known locally as the ‘ Mucky Duck ’ in Chapeltown , Leeds , on the evening she disappeared , July 9 , 1991 . |
| 29 | Slipping back to rescue the camera case , Jack was charmed and moved to see Hans quietly remove all the addresses from his anorak pocket and throw them casually on the fire at the same time as he ordered a English beer . |
| 30 | I kicked off my boots and swung down below , holding onto a bared crossbeam that creaked with threat , swinging from one hand while I tried to see Harry and not land on top of him . |