Example sentences of "he [vb past] to see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lived to see the headquarters of the organization to which he had devoted his life established in purpose-built premises on the site at the National Water Sports Centre . |
| 2 | Author of The Road to Serfdom , published — impossibly ill-timed — on the eve of Labour 's great victory in 1945 , he lived to see the crumbling of communism ; the destruction , as no doubt he saw it , of collectivism 's inner citadel . |
| 3 | Deteriorating eyesight compelled him to give up painting in 1975 , but he lived to see the beginning of a major revival of his reputation . |
| 4 | When he opened his eyes , the taste of blood sharp in his mouth , he expected to see the assassin disappearing into the shadows of the park , but the bizarre Mr Pie was standing at the kerb looking back at him . |
| 5 | He asked to see the images in the church , of which there was so much talk . |
| 6 | He asked to see the officer involved in the investigation of the earlier charge . |
| 7 | He asked to see the horse and they took him to the stable . |
| 8 | And presently revulsion gave way to indifference : he ceased to see the flaunted female bodies of advertisements and magazines because they had nothing to do with him , they were irrelevant . |
| 9 | Never one to sit behind a desk if he could help it , he tried to see the battle front for himself , and was severely wounded . |
| 10 | As the struggle progressed he came to see the inadequacies of the term and realized that it was too constricted in its meaning and gave rise to confusion and misunderstanding . |
| 11 | The eyes smouldered for a moment at the impertinence , then he seemed to see the funny side and chuckled hoarsely . |
| 12 | Indeed , it is an oddity that he seemed to see the criminal justice system as being the only aspect of the environment that influences individual decisions about whether it is worthwhile to commit crime or not . |
| 13 | Since childhood Wycliffe had experienced episodes when he seemed to see the world about him through fresh eyes , as though , without warning , he had become an intruder in some foreign place , and he would be overcome by the strangeness of it all . |
| 14 | He turned to see the plain little face of Margaret Seymour-Strachey , surmounted by a fawn , church-going hat of the dreariest kind . |
| 15 | In his despair , he began to see the truth about himself . |
| 16 | He began to see the grounds as a possession , the gardens as something to impress others , the orchard and walled fruit-garden as places that would produce delicious food . |
| 17 | Around him he began to see the unfolding beauty of early summer in his homeland and it held him still with wonder and made him forget the passing of the days . |
| 18 | Then he demanded to see the royal store-rooms and the lettuce-garden . |
| 19 | He went to see the Bishop of Durham , who gave him tea . |
| 20 | He went to see the bishop , the Bishop of Rosington , to ask about training for the ministry . |
| 21 | I bit back my questions as Mandeville began to list what he wished to see the following morning : Arthur 's tomb ; the manuscript in which Hopkins had found the riddle ; and any other matter the reverend Abbot and Brother Eadred thought might assist us in our search . |
| 22 | The Lord of the Manor had sent word that he wished to see the players . |
| 23 | As host of the 1992 UN Conference on the Environment and Development , he hoped to see the ‘ depoliticization ’ of what he called ( in London , in February 1990 ) the unfolding ‘ ecological drama ’ : |
| 24 | He longed to see the majestic height of a nobleman 's banquet hall and to eat swan stuffed with capons and quail as his mother had told him the gentry did . |
| 25 | Massage parlour receptionist Monthira Boonsri , 18 , was grabbed in Bangkok by the demented man , who insisted he wanted to see the prime minister of Thailand . |
| 26 | We discussed with her 10-year-old son whether he wanted to see the play and we put the money for a ticket in an envelope . |
| 27 | After the Stanleys ' ambivalent behaviour in 1469–71 Edward may have seen his brother 's presence in the region as a useful counterbalance , but it is unlikely that he wanted to see the Stanleys totally eclipsed . |
| 28 | He wanted to see the children do the same . |
| 29 | Take the statement that he wanted to see the German play of which he had heard some praise , and consider substituting the co-referring description " the Left-wing play whose inept performance will make him wish he had stayed at home " . |
| 30 | There would be no reason for the trunk to be disturbed , and if Carson decided that he wanted to see the other diaries it would be a simple matter to get hold of them . |