Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] see [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was that that made me see the other side of him . |
| 2 | I just make them see the colour going up the stem of a plant . |
| 3 | Then my father swung me up out of the sledge high above his head and down again , trying to distract me , to make light of what had happened and make me see the funny side of it . |
| 4 | She had let me see a draft of it , and I fancied that she had been a little timid about the dénouement , which was death in a motor accident , and feared that her own terrible anxiety over her son in the past might have inhibited her . |
| 5 | That was the first time he let me see the extent of the bitterness that was poisoning him . |
| 6 | And he let them see the gun . |
| 7 | ‘ D' you see the mountains and the Wolfwood ? |
| 8 | When Hazlitt and Coleridge visited Alfoxden the following day , Wordsworth was away from home ; but Dorothy provided them with a ‘ frugal repast ’ and let them see the now-abundant manuscripts intended for the Lyrical Ballads . |
| 9 | Let me see the label . |
| 10 | He goes into a restaurant and he says oh the waiter erm let me see the menu and he looks at the menu and said right , he said . |
| 11 | His mother raised her pale young face from the pillow and whispered , ‘ Let me see the child , and die . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Let me see the reports . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Let me see the letter ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Let me see the sketches , ’ he demanded . |
| 15 | Let me see the figures and I 'll dwell on that over the weekend . |
| 16 | Let me see the photo . ’ |
| 17 | Let me see the other one first . |
| 18 | I know and I 'm trying to pile them up now and let you see the patterns so these |
| 19 | By all means let us see the inscriptions . ’ |
| 20 | Let us see the result on the Police Court attendance card , and when you do get a charge or a summons , I will send one of the young constables with you to show you the way to the Police Court , for I expect you have forgotten it . |
| 21 | The snare is that clauses let us see the fullest possible type of syntactic structure ; therefore , any syntactic relationship or any other type of phrase whatever can always be seen as part of a potential clause , of which the grammarian can helpfully provide the " deleted " or " understood " remainder . |
| 22 | Since Proust wrote these words painters and writers have revealed other beauties to us — they have made us see the poetry of factory canteens and metro stations , the romance of cog-wheels , iron girders , bombed buildings , dustbins and pylons . |
| 23 | In one year 's time I would be doing At each stage you move backwards through time and ask your unconscious mind to help you see a picture of yourself being highly successful on your way to completion of your objectives . |
| 24 | You may find it useful actually to write similar sentences or even your introductory chat on your question list to remind you if your mind goes a blank and to help you see the shape of the interview you are planning . |
| 25 | She opened it wide to let them see the contents . |
| 26 | If you are not prepared to let me see the original letter then this pretence of cooperation becomes a farce and I see no point in continuing it . ’ |
| 27 | If you are interested in finding out how the ES sets its targets and is monitored , ask your line manager to let you see a copy of the Annual Report and Accounts . |
| 28 | Maximum fun all the way , a large part of which is our rightly famous programme of Days and Nights , designed to let you see the very best of whatever 's on offer wherever you are . |
| 29 | Emmie thought it would be impolite to Mrs Sargent to let her see the clothes she had bought looking like that . |
| 30 | The servants had not been keen to let him see the man , but his rank and vague remarks about the importance of co-operation with the Grand Army had succeeded in securing him an interview . |