Example sentences of "i see a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I seen a blind man once — he 'd got a stick so he could tap the pavement so he did n't fall down no holes . |
| 2 | I seen a rosy on your cheek , I see them fade away . |
| 3 | ‘ I seen a photo of her , ’ I say . |
| 4 | Only once since that evening have I seen a more beautiful woman , a quiet girl sipping coffee in a tawdry dump misnamed The Lollipop . |
| 5 | NEVER before have I seen a more pressing need for a statement from Dame Barbara Cartland . |
| 6 | Never have I seen a happier set of fellows , and with an equal share of luck we shall not be defeated on Saturday . ’ |
| 7 | Never did I see a grander scene — immense rocks rising perpendicularly from the glen to such a height as pained the neck of the spectator , and terminating in the most bold and fantastic manner . |
| 8 | We seated ourselves and he regarded us expectantly , so I opened with , ‘ Can you tell me all about lymphomas and can I see a lymph node ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Could I see a lawyer for you ? ’ |
| 10 | As my old friend , the Communist priest , performed the last rites , did I see a half smile on those weatherbeaten features ? |
| 11 | Do I see a groom ? ’ |
| 12 | Rarely do I see a parent who has decided to buy a book as a present . |
| 13 | Should I see a specialist ? |
| 14 | And did I see a er a game where you join things ? |
| 15 | Tell me was I dreaming or did I see a sketch on T V where there 's a car driving round , down the road being chased by the police and the driver said to the passenger er here take this and he says what 's that for and he says it 's to steer the car , presses a button and the car splits |
| 16 | I saw a lot of both her and John in those days as I saw my parents most weekends and they often went round on Sundays as well . |
| 17 | A little way along , I saw a path running up the bank to my left and on the top of this bank there was a rather eccentric mock-Gothic porchway . |
| 18 | While on holiday in Portugal I saw a conifer that looked so magnificent I just had to photograph it . |
| 19 | I saw a whole border of them in Germany , but they were the only plants without a name tag ! |
| 20 | In the late 1950s this order of dress was even more carefully observed and I saw a detective sergeant ordered home to change from Harris tweed jacket and flannels into ‘ proper clothing ’ . |
| 21 | Then I saw a friend using parallel rulers on a map , and I realised that by using a similar technique I could put all those 1/4in cutter into use . |
| 22 | SOME months ago I saw a television documentary on hostels for young homeless people in London . |
| 23 | ‘ I saw a child walking along the hard shoulder and she was carrying another on her hip . ’ |
| 24 | In 1933 , I saw a notice in a doctor 's shop window stating ‘ Examinations one shilling and sixpence ; with stethoscope two shillings ’ . |
| 25 | One night I saw a film about Jesus Christ . |
| 26 | ‘ No , I saw a sergeant called Marx . ’ |
| 27 | Flying over the Bornholmerstrasse yesterday , I saw a scrum of East Berliners massing to cross its bridge . |
| 28 | I saw a multitude of options and the dilemma was just which one to concentrate on . |
| 29 | Every week we got the New Musical Express and looked to see who was playing , and one week I saw a tiny ad for David Bowie at a place called The Country Club on Haverstock Hill which , as it turned out , was like a garage behind a row of shops . |
| 30 | Often I saw a clean-limbed beech , pale and slender , yet firm in its loftiness , that shook delicately arched branches at the top , and below held out an arm on which a form of schoolboys might have sat , — rising out of fine grass and printing its perfect outlines on the sky , — and I could fancy it enjoyed a life of pleasure that was health , beauty that was strength , thought that was repose . |