Example sentences of "[vb mod] see [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Perhaps you should see to it before it blows us all up , Nurse . ’
2 Besides , Edouard should see for himself the vineyards and plantations there : they were doing well , Jean-Paul said proudly .
3 It is a slippery customer and will disguise itself in various ways ; we must see through its masks , for beyond the Ego lies our true unlimited Self .
4 She thought , I must do something , I must see to myself .
5 He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation .
6 You must see to it … that the Doctor … dies … ’
7 We can better keep care of Denbigh and Mold and Flint from there , and I must see to it that Ruthyn is properly garrisoned , now that Grey 's gone .
8 I must see to it .
9 The authorities must see to it that there is a tried and tested method of reading the danger signals and offering counselling to those with access to firearms .
10 And so you might see of them .
11 I also suggested that he go and live in San Francisco for six months , where he might see for himself and in practice the ideal which Jesus Christ was talking about , which is far removed from anything the Church of England ever practises in this country .
12 I could n't for the life of me understand what Emily Lightbody might see in him , except an eternal good time .
13 A few times she was aware that he was watching her , but managed every time to resist the temptation to look up , unsure of just what she might see in his eyes .
14 I 'll see to him myself . ’
15 ‘ I 'll see to him .
16 Leave her for me , she 's too tricky for you , I 'll see to her !
17 ‘ Oh , I 'll see to her .
18 " Yes , I 'll see to them later .
19 Leave those I 'll see to them
20 I — I 'll see to my luggage .
21 It 's a case of balancing the short-term costs to the long-term benefits that we 'll see to our soil in this country .
22 I 'll see to you in a minute . ’
23 ‘ Here 's the towel , I 'll see to you as quickly as I can , it 's a bit colder this evening . ’
24 You 've got to get your casualty from the cause , but make sure it 's safe for you , now if it is a , a place where you 've got to get your casualty out and you have n't got a lifeline and I must express this really that there must be two of you and if you are going in you only go in if you think it is safe to go in and you must have a line attached to you and there 's somebody outside , so that if you do get erm overcome by fumes or whatever , they can pull you out , you are safe , they 'll see to you , if there is no hope , you do n't try to be the hero , what you do is go and make a phone call and get the professionals in , because they do n't want to come along and have to deal with two casualties , when there 's only one .
25 I 'll get some men folk and they 'll see to you . ’
26 And na I 'm just cooking the dinner darling and th then we 'll see to you .
27 Well they wo n't give him it straight away , they 'll see to you first .
28 I 'll see to it . ’
29 ‘ I 'll see to it — and thanks for calling , Lothar .
30 Come with me , and we 'll see to it .
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