Example sentences of "[vb infin] see [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ah , but I am not a pretty young skivvy , ’ said Dr Neil wickedly , ‘ and dear Mr Sands does not wish to see me walk through the door . |
| 2 | The writer may well have assumed that most book buyers already know of the existence of a writer called Ernest Hemingway , and even if they did not before they picked up the book , they would already have seen his name on the cover before turning to read this biographical sketch inside . |
| 3 | Must have seen his name in the paper and reckoned he 'd pay over the odds to get it back today . ’ |
| 4 | Had he woken up and looked out of one of the bedroom windows he would have seen his wife in the moonlight pulling desperately at the handle on a manhole cover . |
| 5 | I 'll never forget seeing your Grandfather for the first time , I could n't believe any human being could have a face like that . ’ |