Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] see the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britannia said he had asked for permission to see the flight deck and apparently made the threat while casually chatting to the captain . |
| 2 | A favourite method of torment sees the bogie leap on its victim 's back as they travel alone at night on a country road , clasping hard hands over the person 's eyes so they can not see . |
| 3 | Shocked onlookers , in town to see the Milk Race , watched as detectives broke into the pub . |
| 4 | ‘ But the trouble is that we do n't know the pattern of the stars here , ’ said Snodgrass , who had sent himself quite dizzy by standing perfectly still and craning his neck as far back as he could in order to see the night sky . |
| 5 | Blissfully unaware of the impending danger , Grant stood under the outer canopy of the treeline and eyed the cloud cover overhead , in time to see the moon slide out of sight . |
| 6 | He turned his dark head in time to see the colour drain from her face as her green eyes filled with fear and excitement . |
| 7 | Chen shrugged , then turned in time to see the screen light up . |
| 8 | He turned just in time to see the coffin sink below the surface of the waves . |
| 9 | His head jerked round and he was just in time to see the pack stream out from the bushes only thirty yards away , noses still glued to the invisible trail they were following , and lope swiftly towards the house . |
| 10 | The present Secretary of State for Employment saw the poll tax legislation through its Committee stage ; perhaps he too will apologise . |
| 11 | ‘ I fully intend being up at dawn to see the ship dock . |