Example sentences of "[pron] see the [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why it disgusts me to see the nobility of grief caricatured in this way . |
| 2 | Nearly two years ago , I saw the type of package that really interested me BUT , of course , it was not for my computer . |
| 3 | I looked round as we crossed a road ; I saw the sign for Union Street where it was fixed to a low wall . |
| 4 | She describes its production , saying ‘ I saw the Queen at Sandringham with her dogs , which were painted as much as possible from life . |
| 5 | Once again I felt the mysterious pleasure of being in an elevated Oxford chamber at night , among cloud and star , — so that I seemed to join in the inevitable motion of the planets , — and as I saw the sea of roofs and horned turrets and spires I knew that , although architecture is a dead language , here at least it speaks strongly and clearly , pompous as Latin , subtle as Greek . |
| 6 | And we had to help them to move and you know help them to move their things and really I saw the kind of difficulties the girls would be living under . |
| 7 | And , yes , I saw the incident at Southampton , where Mark Nicholas was eventually given out to a disputed close catch and then brought back to the crease . |
| 8 | I saw the video in court and I have played it again er since this case was adjourned in November . |
| 9 | I took the milk , and I poured it on the floor where the slate is hollowed , because once I saw the lake in moonlight and it was white . |
| 10 | ( I saw the performance on video . |
| 11 | Later I saw the degree of animation which videos like this can stimulate among activists . |
| 12 | Her topcoat was open , and I saw the belt of knives — with one missing — strung from shoulder to waist . |
| 13 | John of the Cross , the Spanish mystic , wrote ‘ I looked at the Cross and there I saw the song of love ’ . |
| 14 | I saw the film with Rachel last night . |
| 15 | When I saw the amount of entries I had to sift through , my gills went into overdrive and I hyperventilated . |
| 16 | I saw the light in Matthew 's office and I went — ’ |
| 17 | I saw the white of Tamesin , the dead King 's horse , as well as Alexander 's purple cloak blowing in the wind . |
| 18 | Can you imagine my disappointment when I saw the sort of riff-raff that had also been invited — a distinctly dubious businessman , a scruffy rabbi who I think makes his living as a stand-up comic , a second-rate academic ? |
| 19 | ‘ I saw the face of Eve in Eden . |
| 20 | I saw the face of Mr Ross . |
| 21 | Elizabeth says in her cheerful voice that will not be cheerful by nightfall , ‘ I saw the woman from Ty Fach today . |
| 22 | I saw the woman from Ty Fach today . |
| 23 | Bruno never takes an opponent for granted but said : ‘ I saw the tape of Coetzer 's fight with Bowe and to be quite honest I do n't think there 's any problem with him . |
| 24 | Er yes when I saw the fire at Banbury ooh I said er they 'd had to move people out and getting water from the canal . |
| 25 | I had heard my mother 's friends sometimes whispering ruefully of The Change , but I saw the loss of innocence as the greatest and the worst change . |
| 26 | I saw the world through glass . |
| 27 | I came out of the house and then I saw the roof on fire . |
| 28 | As I pass , I see the girl with glasses as she sits in her bed ; her spectacled eyes flashing bulbs on the screen . |
| 29 | It is clear from the very beginning that he is a weak and unpopular ruler as the following lines suggest : ‘ I see the state of Persia droop ’ and ‘ Your despised brother ’ . |
| 30 | When I look at these various provisions taken together , I see the possibility of benefits deriving for children from increased accountability in education and from a more consistent national curricular framework . |