Example sentences of "[pron] see the [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ Let ’ rule has stood since 1880 without too much fuss and I think I might get annoyed if I saw the fifth set in a Wimbledon final decided by a serve which simply hit the net and ‘ died ’ on the receiver 's side . |
| 2 | I saw the evil light in his eyes and knew that so far they had only been playing with me : their real intent was to kill . |
| 3 | I thought about leaving a few of Simon 's visiting cards around , or suggesting they all get together and build a glider in the loft , but then I saw the frosty-eyed Matron in a blue uniform and matching hair rinse clocking me from behind the desk . |
| 4 | Halfway along Preston 's Road , I see the white van in my mirror . |
| 5 | Even as he spoke , she saw the dawning horror in his eyes . |
| 6 | She saw the steely glint in his eyes . |
| 7 | She saw the worried misery in his face and added gently , ‘ Do n't worry ; I 'll be perfectly all right . |
| 8 | Then as she stared , she saw the glittering violence in his eyes , in place of Jake 's gentleness . |
| 9 | She saw the sudden gleam in his eyes , male and provocative , and realised too late how easy she had made it for him . |
| 10 | Mrs James then told the court how she and Mr Loxton had been transported by the police to Nottingham some time later , where she saw the same man in a street there . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's a relief , ’ he said , but he did n't sound relieved and she saw the sombre look in his eyes deepen . |
| 12 | She arched a brow at him , feeling a shudder of pure sensation when she saw the open admiration in his dark eyes . |
| 13 | As she went round to the boot she saw the furtive movement in one of Mrs Aldiss 's bedroom windows . |
| 14 | She saw the quick remorse in Rose 's face and stretched out a hand to her . |
| 15 | Guy 's response was calmly matter-of-fact , but she saw the tense concern in his eyes . |
| 16 | She darted a glance across the table and coloured when she saw the piercing intelligence in his dark eyes . |
| 17 | Although other idealistic communities were already being established in America at that period , few who saw the Pantisocratic scheme in its early growth were ever convinced that it could succeed . |
| 18 | You see the other shoemakers in Swansea are men and not interested in fiddly little slippers . |
| 19 | You see the first church in our parish , was in here . |
| 20 | mine are you see the first week in December . |
| 21 | You see the same thing in our kind of business , but we 've really been operating in international markets for much longer and it 's a slower process . |
| 22 | We could have reduced nuclear weaponry then , had we seen the Soviet Union in those terms . |
| 23 | But when one sees the whole lot in full flower all at once in one individual or in the whole family , one comes to accept the concept of denial as a prime component of " the family illness " in which the family member is addicted to self-denial and caretaking for primary sufferer and even ( amazingly and hotly denied ) addicted to the continuation of the status-quo despite all its desperate features , just as the primary sufferer is addicted to the continuation of his or her own drinking or drug use despite its desperately damaging consequences . |
| 24 | The Yorkshire outfit have been producing some good results in their own division , and have lost only one of their eight league games so far , but we saw the big gulf in scoring power between some of the first and lower division clubs in the county competitions and York look to be facing something of a Mission Impossible . |
| 25 | Once again we see the Labour group in their true colours . |
| 26 | as there will need to be more campaigning before we see the expansionable description in the theatre and that could be |
| 27 | His years as a sculptor had taught him to see the human figure in solid , three-dimensional form , and his people now have necks like columns , oval or elongated faces and noses sharply drawn , as if cut into the planes of the face . |
| 28 | A watchdog group reckons many viewers will think of black people when they see the furry orang-utan in the electricity commercial . |
| 29 | It is clear from unofficial remarks by Sony that they see the initial market in ‘ interactive music ’ applications and there is little doubt that the hi-fi stereo music capabilities of the player will be one of the keys to early mass market success . |
| 30 | They see the infinite possibilities in the subject-matter , just as a young child , pretending that the table is a house , sees the possibilities in the table , or as the religious person sees and feels God in the thunder or the mountainous waves . |