Example sentences of "would see [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Like all the others she had no idea if she 'd see her family again . |
2 | But I ca n't tell you what it felt like , first of all having cancer , secondly trying to talk about it , and being continually asked , ‘ Well , how are you Jo ? ’ and you 'd see their eyes glaze over and they 'd think , ‘ Christ , I hope she 's not going to tell me ! ’ |
3 | Mention the word ‘ viper ’ and the chances are you 'd see our faces momentarily twitch . |
4 | I 'd see his Honour . |
5 | You could lift his forelock up like that and you 'd see his brain working . |
6 | He was in Cullbridge for the night , and he 'd see his lad in the morning . |
7 | Mm we thought we 'd see your Capri this morning |
8 | A Hammersmith and Fulham Council spokeswoman , Louise Raisey , said it was very unlikely she would see her daughter until today . |
9 | But then I would see her shopping in the area . |
10 | If he came back he would see her walking away from the house , walking down the track as if she were on her way back to Paris . |
11 | She would be afraid again and the people would see her vulnerability . |
12 | Her biggest fear was that any hint that she might have formed an attachment for someone else would see her husband not waiting for her to agree to a divorce , but scandalising her parents by attempting to do the divorcing himself . |
13 | If you examined Dover 's chalk cliffs with an electron microscope you would see their myriad forms , about one millionth of a metre across , the remains of trillions of these microscopic plants . |
14 | Though cynics would see their union as a match made in a PR 's wildest dream , there is no doubting that their intentions towards each other are honourable . |
15 | I know people who will say it 's not a good idea , and that 's the people in commercial television and commercial radio , who , if the B B C started to take advertising , would see their slice of the cake get just a touch less . |
16 | Its consensus forecast suggests that a united Germany would see its GNP growth rise by a net 0.6 of a percentage point in 1991 , relative to that of West Germany , and by half a point in 1992 . |
17 | She could feel her heart thumping and was sure that people would see its movement beneath her dress . |
18 | Accordingly , we would see our modelling approach as an input to corporate debates over resource allocation , not as a provider of prescriptive advice . |
19 | I told them all not to worry , I would go on working with you as soon as you were conscious and we would see our way together to a solution of the whole case . ’ |
20 | I would sing to myself , perfectly content to be alone in my own dream world , imagining myself on television receiving an award for beating a world record and I would see my name and picture in the ‘ Guinness Book of Records ’ on the high bookshelf in my brother 's room where I could not reach it , and yet , through all those mornings of endless riding round the yard , I never once counted just how many times I had ridden around to see if I had beaten the previous morning 's record , so sure was my conviction of success ! |
21 | I would find it very difficult to go into a situation , like a communal changing room in a big store , where other women would see my body . |
22 | I would see my house occupied by other people . |
23 | I did not like the prospect of playing in front of all these people who were all older than me and would see my violin playing from a critical view , but I had come this far , and it would be stupid not to go through with the audition . |
24 | I grew a little apprehensive when she informed me that I would see witches and some ugly things , after which I would see my grandfather and other long-dead relatives . |
25 | Of course , Catherine had kept away ; it could be the last time he would see his wife alive . |
26 | He worked out when he was born , wanted to know the time of day , when the worker would return and when he would see his wife again . |
27 | In spite of the weaknesses in his attempted synthesis , the same can be said of him in the context of the theology of the last century and a half as of Sir Christopher Wren on his tomb in St Paul 's Cathedral , Si monumentum requiris , circumspice — ‘ If you would see his memorial , look around you . ’ |
28 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
29 | Then they would see his deputy . |
30 | Now she would see his eyes flash dark with anger , and hear his voice crack … |