Example sentences of "i see [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I flash upon my own family ; the way I have to think a moment before deciding who to include in my family , whether to include the step-parents or the siblings on my father 's side whom I would not know should I see them on the street , the hastiness of Mom and Larry on Sunday swirls between galleries and sushi , untapered by excess or sentimentality , busy with books and foreign films and the Sunday supplement of the New York Times , the wisdom of Ivy Leagues and schedules too dense to live by , to wake by , to sleep and breathe by . |
| 2 | " Did n't I see something in the paper about one of them sinking ? |
| 3 | But , if so , why do n't I see him in bed with me ? |
| 4 | ‘ Never , ’ writes Boswell , ‘ did I see him in a better frame ; calm , gentle , wise , holy ’ — with Johnson opining that the essence of the Crucifixion lay in showing to the world that even the Son of God suffered on account of sin , and in doing so , displayed how heinous a thing sin must be . |
| 5 | Did I see anything of the riots ? |
| 6 | Did n't I see 'er with me own eyes , down in the Rockingham ? ’ |
| 7 | Can I see you at break ? |
| 8 | ‘ Shall I see you at Jeffrey 's party ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Can I see you for a minute ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ No , of course not , but ca n't — wo n't I see you before that ? ’ |
| 11 | What time shall I see you in the morning ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Did n't I see you in court this morning ? ’ |
| 13 | Why did I see it in a story ? |
| 14 | " Now let me see myself in a glass , " Sara said eventually , and when one was brought gave a gasp of surprise , because she had not worn the high collar before or had her hair braided , and although these strange garments were a little uncomfortable and restricting she could n't help admiring the slashed sleeves , the low , square neck and the wonderful wide skirt that swept the stone floor . |
| 15 | It 's getting rather hard to think about what it is that lets me see them as distinct individuals if all that they 're doing are |
| 16 | He put his hand over the flame of the lamp and said to Stricker : ‘ Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do you think they 'll let me see her in hospital ? ’ |
| 18 | Miss Abbott , when you came to my house the other day and wandered round my studio and let me see something of your thoughts , it was as if a gale had blown through all the dust and cobwebs , all the mouldering old habits that were growing up round me like ivy , and when you had gone , I tore that canvas off the easel and smashed it — ’ |
| 19 | Let me see it on you . |
| 20 | Eva could be snobby , that was obvious , but if I saw something , or heard a piece of music , or visited a place , I would n't be content until Eva had made me see it in a certain way . |