Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] see the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then my father swung me up out of the sledge high above his head and down again , trying to distract me , to make light of what had happened and make me see the funny side of it . |
| 2 | When Hazlitt and Coleridge visited Alfoxden the following day , Wordsworth was away from home ; but Dorothy provided them with a ‘ frugal repast ’ and let them see the now-abundant manuscripts intended for the Lyrical Ballads . |
| 3 | As you walk you see the luscious vegetables that figure strongly in Gozitan meals : try soppa ta' l-armla ( widow 's soup , with vegetables , egg and cheese ) . |
| 4 | What annoys me is that I know I saw the damn thing not too long ago ! |
| 5 | I suppose you saw the old man about it . ’ |
| 6 | You know he obviously sees rich peasants as you know a more er unattractive class of peasant , I mean he sees the poor peasants as the real er vanguard of the revolution , the people who have done all the work and erm sacrificed er security at an early stage |
| 7 | I grant you we put a check on him once , and could again , but never think you saw the true measure of de Burgh in Kerry , there 's more to him than that . |
| 8 | Scotland 's tackling at the weekend was akin to a holding operation ; not surprising really as only rarely in the domestic sevens circuit do you see the shuddering finality which the Samoans , Fijians and Canadians bring to their defensive chopping . |
| 9 | " Do you see the Chinese beauty with her little mu tsai ? " |
| 10 | So how do you how do you see the ideal way of arranging a room ? |
| 11 | How have I seen the casual passer through the Cloisters stand still , intranced with admiration ( while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula ) , to hear thee unfold , in thy deep and sweet intonations , the mysteries of Jamblichus , or Plotinus ( for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts ) , or reciting Homer in his Greek , or Pindar — while the walls of the old Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy ! |
| 12 | Have you seen the new rules on er bar staff ? |
| 13 | ‘ But Janet — have you seen the new Dr Finlay ? |
| 14 | ‘ Have you seen the new Supersight putter ? ’ asked Toby . |
| 15 | Have you seen the new intro to Neighbours ? |
| 16 | Have you seen the new Star Trek yet then ? |
| 17 | have you seen the new car ? |
| 18 | ‘ Have you seen the furry liquid ? ’ she asked without looking round . |
| 19 | Have you seen the civil engineer of Railfreight Distribution ? |
| 20 | Have you seen The Running Man ? |
| 21 | HAVE YOU seen the latest issue of the Catholic Woman ? |
| 22 | Have you seen the top drawer ? |
| 23 | Have you seen the huge crack that 's appeared in the front door ? … |
| 24 | The Queen stopped shouting and said to Alice , ‘ Have you seen the Mock Turtle yet ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Have you seen the old sandook Um Yusef put in the entrance ? |