Example sentences of "see [pos pn] father [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shook his head , not understanding , knowing only that he had never seen his father sleeping . |
| 2 | Fergie is taking Princess Beatrice and Eugenie to Wood Farm so they can see their father Prince Andrew , who will also be staying with the Queen . |
| 3 | Outside the front door , which was open , she could see her father standing talking to someone in the porch . |
| 4 | And sees his father running . |
| 5 | Do you not see your father regrets what he did ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I saw my father walk along the parapet . |
| 7 | The oil lamp beside his bed had been extinguished , and when I saw my father glance disapprovingly at the lamp I had brought to guide me up the rickety staircase , I quickly lowered the wick . |
| 8 | Artemis saw her father turn right round in his saddle and stare back to where she was , while her godmother was still haranguing him . |
| 9 | Alexei saw his father grin and shake his head . |
| 10 | He saw his father shrug . |
| 11 | ‘ Expediency is a poor reason for doing anything , ’ he said in Yek , and saw his father frown . |
| 12 | He saw his father frown again . |
| 13 | He saw his father frown . |
| 14 | He saw his father nod . |
| 15 | It has been noted that CD must here be loosely recalling Dryden 's translation of the poem ( 1697 ) , because in that version Aeneas is made to say , after telling how he saw his father Priam slain , ‘ My hair with horror stood ’ , but there is no corresponding expression in the original Latin . |
| 16 | Daniel Horbury gave his evidence via a videolink from an office just yards from the courtroom to avoid seeing his father Peter , who is on trial . |