Example sentences of "[vb past] see [noun] " 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 | ‘ When we asked to see test results so we could recommend the products with some confidence we were told that the data was confidential , between Colin Isaacs and Loblaws . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Anyway , the day came when he asked to see Jimmy and me . |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | In the Old Testament , Moses asked to see God , only to be told that ‘ no man can see God and live ’ . |
| 11 | Ken asked to see Robert Bolt and demanded the speech to be cut . |
| 12 | A suspicious customs man asked to see Melms swing his 6-iron when he arrived in Britain for a ‘ golfing holiday . ’ |
| 13 | At the briefing he agreed to see Alfred , while Kersey would talk to the son-in-law , Barry Morse . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In the morning , she agreed to see Winifred Shalcross . |
| 16 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 17 | This feeling was so strong there that he almost expected to see Linkworth standing there , watching him . |
| 18 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 19 | She half expected to see bloodstains . |
| 20 | Anyway it was the type of house you looked into it and you expected to see cobwebs you know , sort of fustiness sor |
| 21 | I expected to see Dr Mortimer , as I knew nobody else in the village . |
| 22 | The latter commented on the air raid and that he never expected to see soldiers guarding the tunnel , especially inside the tunnel for a second time , it having been guarded during World War I. The foreman told him that three soldiers had been killed near the spot that Mr Myer had been in the recess the previous night , they had apparently been run down by a train just inside the tunnel mouth . |
| 23 | ‘ Madam , I confess myself deeply grieved that you should judge one an enemy who has ever served you and yours faithfully and to the utmost of his ability , ’ he said sorrowfully — and the prince , watching the scene with avid interest , expected to see tears well from his eyes . |
| 24 | ‘ Those were his words , ’ said Nancy , looking round uneasily , as if she still expected to see Sikes . |
| 25 | It was the day before we expected to see Treasure Island . |
| 26 | Looking down she expected to see blood , awfulness , something dead . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In illus.1 a sophisticated Paris readership expected to see reality heightened , not burlesqued . |
| 29 | On this particular tour they were based in Chicago for seven weeks and expected to see gangsters shooting on the sidewalks every minute . |
| 30 | Most of the journalists expected to see children near the line . |