Example sentences of "seeing [pron] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past . |
| 2 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
| 3 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 4 | Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey . |
| 5 | Julius looked at her jeans and T-shirt , as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 6 | Eddie 's gaze ran on round the room , taking in , as if seeing them for the first time , the stool and easel , the framed reproduction Leonardo drawings on the walls , the low divan bed . |
| 7 | By a combination of Impressionist vision , imagination , a magical mastery of language , Proust uses À la recherche to explore often banal objects , often apparently dull people , often apparently trivial episodes , in such a way that he recreates them with a freshness , erm a power of conviction , that persuade us we 're actually seeing them with a privileged insight , or perhaps even seeing them for the first time . |
| 8 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 9 | Within a few days of seeing me for the first time , he summoned me once again to tell me that the Labour Party did not wish to continue with the action . |
| 10 | He was still staring at himself in the mirror , seeing himself for the first time as a man , not a boy . |
| 11 | I look forward to seeing you on the 9th June . |
| 12 | The committee looks forward to seeing you in the coming year . |
| 13 | Well thanks very much for that Dave I 'll look forward to seeing you in the near future . |
| 14 | The Ego is an expert at being defensive , at rationalising and justifying its own behaviour , at seeing itself as the hapless victim of a cruel , harsh world . |
| 15 | These moves will also mean that the probation service has to stop seeing itself as the exclusive provider of services and facilities : it is suggested that other voluntary or private sectors may make better provision . |
| 16 | And to the possibility of seeing something of the Sicilian town . |
| 17 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 18 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 19 | Let me now assume that you are being considered by a prospective principal and are seeing him for the first time . |
| 20 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 21 | But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place . |
| 22 | Though he was more like his old self , many suspected they were seeing him for the last time . |
| 23 | I know he has done some bar work , ( hardly surprising for a pisshead like Harvey ) I remember seeing him in the Three Cups at Stamford Bridge a few years back . |
| 24 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 25 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 26 | The temptation to say the coin caused the bar to come out can be explained by seeing it for the ordinary cause that it was , and of what event it was the cause , and of what nearby event it was not the cause . |
| 27 | Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time . |
| 28 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 29 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 30 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |