Example sentences of "[verb] see [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't ever want to see Phantom of the Opera , no of course I have n't have n't |
| 2 | But I still think I 'd prefer to see justice in the hands of what the Americans call the law enforcement agencies . |
| 3 | I still think I 'd prefer to see justice in the hands of what the Americans call the law enforcement agencies . |
| 4 | The advice is often given to see roses at the shows , and make your selection there . |
| 5 | Most of the journalists expected to see children near the line . |
| 6 | For Ashcroft Noble had never forbidden his study to children , and Helen later recalled seeing Edward at the end of a visit still standing by a bookcase and reluctant to leave . |
| 7 | This causes problems er , if I may say so , er but erm , it , the paragraph does n't make any reference to the date , it 's paragraph five point three , now I want to see debate in the point in erm , implementing it before the first of April . |
| 8 | As Gandhi says : ‘ I am endeavouring to see God through the service of humanity , for I know that God is neither in heaven nor down below , but in every one . ’ |
| 9 | It was when she described seeing film of the results of the bombing on television , and thinking : ‘ They think I did that ! ’ |
| 10 | The year has seen success in the development and commercialisation of a new series of fast fire glazes for the previously unavailable from less sophisticated systems . |
| 11 | ‘ He is the best goalscorer I 've ever seen in my time in professional football , and anyone who has seen Liverpool over the years will agree he 's a very special player . ’ |
| 12 | One has seen people from the shop floor sent to help start up plants overseas , and seen them rapidly take responsibilities far beyond those which they had been given in their home organization . |
| 13 | Little wonder , really , she acknowledged ruefully — she 'd seen women in the building all but swoon at his feet every time he walked down the corridor . |
| 14 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 15 | Connections : I 'd seen Nevil at Sedgeley House ; I 'd seen Jo at the Mimosa Club where Nevil was supposed to work , or at least beat up barmen . |
| 16 | And I heard Monks say that he 'd seen Oliver in the street , and that he knew at once Oliver was the child he was looking for , although I could n't hear why . |
| 17 | Perdita remembered Sukey being just as deferential to Grace Alderton three years ago , the first time she 'd seen Ricky in the flesh . |
| 18 | When he 'd said he 'd seen Stephen at the funeral she 'd felt afraid of him for a moment . |
| 19 | After all , I 'd seen pictures of the Queen riding in a carriage , the royal bride and groom rode in a carriage . |
| 20 | After all , I 'd seen pictures of the Queen riding in a carriage , the royal bride and groom rode in a carriage . |
| 21 | He prefers to see believers as the heirs to the one Abrahamic covenant which inaugurated the Old Testament people of God ( Acts 3:25 ) . |
| 22 | The voice startled her out of her reverie and she turned to see Candy in the doorway , her pert features anxious . |
| 23 | We would like to see work at the accident blackspots ; junctions and blind bends where you ca n't see . |
| 24 | Children get a lot out of them , much younger I think than most people assume , but I would also like to see changes in the organization of work for both men and women to make possible much more flexibility . |
| 25 | Similarly , the cars of ramblers who do n't like to see bikes on the hills are , by weight of numbers , forcing cyclists off the road . |
| 26 | Indeed , we should like to see Fund for the Bank of Savings funds released to the TSBs earlier than planned , to speed this . |
| 27 | Erm well we would like to see training of the trustees , there is no training at the moment er for the trustees in erm either of our schemes er and we very much in our submission came out we felt there should be er training from the trustees . |
| 28 | You see I would like to see people at the end of this programme to have some idea , not just of fancy figures in the air , but of practical effects that will affect them on the ground . |
| 29 | But I began to see limitations in the amount I could give . |
| 30 | The press began to see Morrissey as the spokesman for a new generation . |