Example sentences of "[verb] seen a [adj] [noun] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 THIS election has seen a new phrase enter the common language : ‘ The fabled C2s ’ .
2 Ever since she 'd seen a real arachnid close up she shuddered just at the word .
3 LATE-NIGHT revellers who may have seen a vicious assault have ignored police appeals to come forward .
4 You 've seen a big crane have you ?
5 After Tomkins had served the second glass , Robins looked at me almost quizzically , and said , ‘ I 've seen a few doctors come and go in the islands , but you do n't seem to fit into the usual pattern . ’
6 While Stok was talking I had seen a familiar figure enter the door .
7 I waded out , concentrating on casting towards the weeds , where I had seen a good fish rise , when a glint of white under the water caught my eye .
8 I have seen a disengaging contestant step forwards straight into the path of an incoming technique .
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