Example sentences of "[vb past] see [noun prp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The low murmur of conversation in the hotel 's sun lounge was like the crashing of waves to Kelly as she entered to see Annie at a corner table . |
| 2 | Gradually , the Europeans came to see Persia as an ally against the Ottomans . |
| 3 | Americans now came to see Castro as a threat and Cuba as a potential base for Communist activity throughout Latin America . |
| 4 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 5 | And I heard Monks say that he 'd seen Oliver in the street , and that he knew at once Oliver was the child he was looking for , although I could n't hear why . |
| 6 | Perdita remembered Sukey being just as deferential to Grace Alderton three years ago , the first time she 'd seen Ricky in the flesh . |
| 7 | When he 'd said he 'd seen Stephen at the funeral she 'd felt afraid of him for a moment . |
| 8 | The press began to see Morrissey as the spokesman for a new generation . |
| 9 | They lived a long way away , but they decided to take a weeks holiday in Cornwall and decided to see Daryl in the middle of it . |
| 10 | Terry arrived late on Friday night so on Saturday he went to see Sarah with an invitation to tea from his mother . |
| 11 | On 9 October I went to see Macmillan in the nursing home and he talked about the future leadership . |
| 12 | Mosely , did you say that you went to see Mosely in a meeting ? |
| 13 | Half an hour after Rachaela had seen Ruth into the house , Emma 's knock sounded on the door . |
| 14 | Colin Wallace , who had seen Lewis on the day he vanished , was charged with murder . |
| 15 | He went into the downstairs room where he had seen Marcus through the window . |
| 16 | Midge had seen Patrick in the crowd . |
| 17 | In the affidavit , McDaid said he had seen Clarke at a party in County Donegal on the night in 1977 of the alleged murder attempt in Northern Ireland . |
| 18 | PC Alan Fraser , 33 , told the court that he had seen Sutherland at the scene of the explosion . |
| 19 | Christian wanted to see Seb at the farm immediately . |
| 20 | He said nothing , just that he wanted to see Duncan in the hall . |