Example sentences of "[conj] see [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He must have been about to take a shower , she realised , noticing a towel flung carelessly on to the bed , and seeing for the first time that his shirt was undone almost to the waist , revealing his broad , muscular chest with its lavish covering of silky golden hair . |
2 | It was when I took my jacket off and stood before a mirror and saw for the first time that all I was was a pair of scarlet braces , that I realised that evangelism was n't enough . |
3 | I looked out and saw for the first time the main street of Koraloona 's largest town , Anani : a dusty white strip of road , a long row of assorted shops , a few cars . |
4 | And Nicholas looked , and saw for the last time the face of Katelina van Borselen , into which Abul Ismail read contentment . |
5 | This measurement may , therefore , be of clinical value in the assessment of a patient with impaired renal function when seen for the first time . |
6 | Expenditure per head in R&D has a significant correlation with productivity , as seen in the next section . |
7 | Wandsworth was the first new store to open with staff wearing the new design , as seen in the last issue of the Journal . |