Example sentences of "[conj] see [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Adam Smith remarks in 1759 : ‘ When a person comes into his chamber , and finds the chairs all standing in the middle of the room , he is angry with his servant , and rather than see them continue in that disorder , perhaps takes the trouble himself to set them all in their places with their backs to the wall . |
| 2 | He 'd done so once , and seen them writhing in silent laughter . |
| 3 | He explains : ‘ It is probably better to wait and see what happens with age-related rebates . |
| 4 | Pick up the phone , key in R star 1 , and you should be back talking , but with the other one , we 're just going to wait and see what happens after 75 seconds . |
| 5 | Maggie looked down and saw it moving at some speed ; dust flung up in a stream behind it and it was waiting as they taxied to a halt . |
| 6 | If the French should take them and see them directed to such noted men , they might take care to send them to them . |