Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [adv] see [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally we climbed a bank and were on the road again , the smoothness of it lulling me into such a deep sleep that I never saw the barrier at the railway crossing , did not even hear them telling Ward the Jequetepeque had broken its banks a little further on . |
| 2 | There was a feeling that you never saw a policeman . |
| 3 | The problem here though and the show is quietly and very deliberately subtitled ‘ Lesbians take photographs ’ is that we rarely see a pairing of two sleek , longhaired and long-legged blondes . |
| 4 | It may be that they simply see no value in the building or that they are concerned that any use of the building might detract from their estate or business . |
| 5 | Department of Justice officials made it clear that they still see the pursuit of Gen Noriega as a criminal case . |
| 6 | For example , in many road accident situations , the witness will only have realised that an accident had occurred when they heard the crash , and looked round and saw the aftermath , although they will try and tell you that they actually saw the vehicles colliding . |
| 7 | As I wrote to you at the time ( since you refused even then to see me or any of your old friends and supporters ) I accepted the MS as a sacred trust and would do what I could to see that it eventually saw the light of day in the most appropriate form . |
| 8 | This may not seem much , but it indicates that it clearly sees the dangers of the competition . |
| 9 | ‘ He was a middle-aged guy and I was beginning to think that he never saw a guy with long hair before . |
| 10 | And we must certainly say that he never saw the issues of language and imagery which feminists today believe to be crucial : he evidently refers without second thought to God as ‘ Father ’ . |
| 11 | My informant thinks that what he saw was genuine and was certain that someone was down there , his mate in the other box was equally sure that he too saw the figure . |
| 12 | Leslie had stated that he actually saw a telegram saying that ‘ all had been caught ’ , but this may have referred to the four spies which had been picked up near Rye in Kent . |
| 13 | She looked sad and worried , and I even saw a tear or two on her face . |
| 14 | Women of all ages were shouting and I clearly saw a handbag swung overarm . |
| 15 | Hundreds of people were there and I only saw the Queen at the beginning when she came out with Prince Philip and the Queen Mother and stood at the head of the terrace whilst a band played the National Anthem . |
| 16 | It 's all done up in steel pins and scaffolding to hold it up , and I once saw a computer thing in a museum showing how it shudders when the trains go over . |
| 17 | And I once saw a dancing bear when I was little . |
| 18 | My wardrobe may not be as current these days , and I hardly saw a movie for a year and a half while I was getting myself back on my feet financially . |
| 19 | He was in all the dailies , and you probably saw the TV coverage . |
| 20 | ‘ And you never saw the Crocus List ? ’ |
| 21 | Or try the heart-in-mouth sensation when you 're strolling with your lover at some secret rendezvous and you suddenly see a neighbour across the street or your husband 's car waiting at the lights . |
| 22 | Maggie did see , and she also saw the way Candace clung to Felipe 's arm , laughing and talking as if her husband did not exist . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's a big place and she sometimes sees the prince but there 's certainly nothing going on between them . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It 's mine and we just saw the dog walking off with it , ’ the golfer replied . |
| 25 | And we never see the doctors condemning it , we do n't see the pharmacists condemning it either . |
| 26 | One of them , Mr Bob Monkhouse , the entertainer , said : ‘ Nothing ever happens here and we never see the police unless our burglar alarm goes off unexpectedly . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Hullo ! ’ , and this may be said so softly that it is almost inaudible and we only see the nostrils tremble . |
| 28 | We 're gon na have to take a list of what we 've got , and if we ever see an advertisement and we 're gon na buy them , say oh no , I 've got that one and that one , and that one , and that one . |
| 29 | The rebels of 1182 had been defeated , but they had weighed up one of their conquerors — and they also saw an opportunity . |
| 30 | As revered advisers to the tribes , the Druids had a very strong political influence , and they clearly saw the advance of Rome as a serious threat to their power and a challenge to their authority . |