Example sentences of "[vb mod] see [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It is most important that the pupil , especially if he has difficulty with spelling , should see you as a sympathetic helper who wants him to learn , and not as an examiner who only tells him he 's wrong . |
2 | And that should see us through the difficult times . ’ |
3 | Hence Durkheim insisted that to understand one set of social phenomena we must see them in the round — in their wider , social context . |
4 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
5 | They 're advertising , we 'll see them in the Yellow Pages . |
6 | We 'll see you at the next coaches ' meeting . ’ |
7 | I 'll see you on the 17th — bye-eee . |
8 | On a personal level I ca n't go off and say ‘ Bye darling ’ , I 'll see you in a few years . |
9 | ‘ I 'll see you in the same pub we used last time . |
10 | In most cases the issue raises no problems , but estranged parents using the child to fight their bat ties or rebellious teenagers seeking recognition of their maturity and autonomy against over-protective or interventionist parents may see it as an important issue of principle . |
11 | I may see you on the same plane . ’ |
12 | Come to us , God of love , that we may see you in the poor , the sick and the rejected . |
13 | Rory could see him through the open door as he crossed from the bungalow , through the yard of machinery and tractors , and into the business block . |
14 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
15 | For a long while , I could see her in the rear-view mirror , standing in the dusty road in her long white dress , holding her child and looking after the Felder . |
16 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
17 | With eyes half closed he could see it as a miniature cannon . |
18 | She could see it in the covert glances of the London girls , some of whom had been planning how to look at the Belvoir dance for the past month . |
19 | She could see it in the black expression that crossed his face and the tightened lips . |
20 | Their snug cottage looked across the road to the ugliest house on the green , the Rectory , which stood at six o'clock , dead opposite the Youngs across Thrush Green , and was consequently a source of continuous irritation to Edward , the architect , who could see it from every south-facing window of his house . |
21 | ‘ So I said I 'd see them in a few days . |
22 | What I would find off-putting is the idea that people would see me as a divorced man 's bit of light relief . |
23 | One day soon she would see him for the last time . |
24 | This was discussed at length with Janet , after which it was agreed that the therapist would see her for the next 2 months at fortnightly intervals and that no more than one telephone call per week would be acceptable . |
25 | He would see her in the old holey woollies she wore to bed , rather than an old-fashioned nightshirt . |
26 | Chapman had put the Town on a firm footing that would see them to a third championship the following year to become the first club to win the title three years in succession ; and two years after that they were runners-up . |
27 | ‘ There is no suggestion we will waive the clause and if an exception was made in this case there might be other companies who have already sold who would see it as a special dispensation for Caldaire , ’ a spokesman said . |
28 | Together with the use of the display area it is hoped pupils will be encouraged to use the library as a source of information for homework and classwork on a regular basis and that staff will see it as an important adjunct to their departmental resources . |
29 | I can see him through the open bar . |
30 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |