Example sentences of "see [conj] mrs [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I love mince pies ! ’ begged Belinda , seeing that Mrs Porter was feeling unappreciated . |
2 | The two young girls , I predicted , would not find such changes so difficult to accommodate , but I did all I could to see that Mrs Clements suffered the least adjustments , to the extent that I undertook for myself a number of duties which you may consider most broad-minded of a butler to do . |
3 | He got up , put the plates of food in the range oven to keep them hot , then went down to see if Mrs Beavis could help . |
4 | It was almost time for her mistress 's luncheon , and she went towards the back of the hall to the breakfast parlour , one of the few rooms still in use , to see if Mrs Diggory had as yet laid out the tray . |
5 | When we reached our yard again I could see that Mrs Taylor and her friends had worked hard . |
6 | She could see that Mrs Morey was besotted with the Foundling child , and she began to feel sorry for her . |
7 | Like all the other uses of see + to infinitive denoting inference , the sentence above can be paraphrased by means of a that- clause : ( 53 ) It might be soon , for I can see that Mrs Bonner is breaking visibly . |
8 | I saw that Mrs Fairfax approved of my correct behaviour , and I knew that he respected me for it . |
9 | And Clara saw that Mrs Hanney 's ignominy was complete , for this programme , the name of which her mother so evidently did not forget , was considered by her mother to be the very lowest form of entertainment available , designed for the exceptionally stupid and depraved . |
10 | There were several cars in the drive and when I went into the house I saw that Mrs Rumney had a few people in for drinks ; people like herself — upper class and of obvious refinement . |
11 | ‘ I 'm going to go and … and see if Mrs Porter needs any help in the kitchen . ’ |