Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] have seen a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When Shanti had been with us for a few days , a friend said to me , ‘ I saw Michael out with the baby in the pram , and I do n't think I 've seen a man look happier in my life . ’ |
2 | my wife says she 's seen a programme on telly . |
3 | You 'd have thought he 'd seen a ghost ! — He hopped it , then . |
4 | When I had first arrived I had seen a couple of press people milling around , but now there seemed to be a whole platoon of them , cameras at the ready . |
5 | But for a moment , you understand , I thought I had seen a ghost . ’ |
6 | I bet they have seen a change only he would n't admit it , if they did ! |
7 | I bet they have seen a change ! |
8 | ‘ Streuer was behind us and he thought he 'd seen a gap , but Steve cut across . |
9 | This long low channel through the mountains is occupied by three inland lochs : Loch Lochy , Loch Oich and Loch Ness , the latter made famous by people who think they have seen a monster in its waters . |
10 | I think she said she 'd seen a badger as well . |
11 | She said she 'd seen a spaceship and it had frightened her . ’ |
12 | Less than an hour before Anna was attacked another council employee phoned Gloucester police to say she 'd seen a man hanging around the docks all day acting suspiciously . |
13 | Mr Pinder said he had seen a woman in a wheelchair throw away two tickets for an evening performance at the theatre in Newcastle after she was told no-one would be available to help her on her return journey . |