Example sentences of "see [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not see Crosland hinting at wanting to ‘ nationalize ’ or exert control over the universities , and he did not see the DES as being ‘ jealous of the universities as is sometimes suggested ’ . |
| 2 | Over Elliott 's shoulder , Culley could see Goldman wrenching at the handle on the french windows . |
| 3 | The Bank Holiday clash with Leicester could see Swindon promoted to the Premier League . |
| 4 | As I drew level with the back of the farm , I could see Jenkins remonstrating with Cawthorne and Waters . |
| 5 | Although I ca n't see Beryl clambering over scaffolding with a .32 tucked in her pants , she 'd be quite capable of doing it by proxy . |
| 6 | Rarely does one see Hick driving off the front foot in the classic style with head and shoulder ‘ over the ball . ’ |
| 7 | He saved my life once , ’ Wellington somehow managed to sound disapproving of both achievements , ‘ but if I had ten thousand like him tomorrow then I warrant we 'd see Napoleon beat by midday . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't see Spencer go to prison for this , ’ she said brokenly . |
| 9 | Across the gloomy interior , Tallis could see Scathach crouched by the straw mattress , his arm around the back of the old man 's head . |
| 10 | From what I could see Fairclough played as a form of sweeper with a man-to-man job in Wegerle . |
| 11 | I was ashamed of him , especially as I could see Estella laughing at me over Miss Havisham 's shoulder . |
| 12 | He will start on the substitutes ' bench and Souness said : ‘ The chances are good people will see Barnes involved at some stage . ’ |
| 13 | Over Annie 's shoulder he could see Tessa watching in a nightmare of dumbness , a silent scream of terror belling from every line in her face , from her wide eyes , from her rigid limbs . |
| 14 | But more than anything it 's the climate that could see Ireland suffer in the initial stages . |
| 15 | I 'm the company secretary , so it was essential that I was there and , as our timetables kept being shifted , I could see Martin looking at me as if to say is she going to make it ? |
| 16 | He could see Everett sitting at a tall stool , in an office not unlike Henry ‘ s , helping to build the wealth of the empire . |
| 17 | I can see Jack looking at me across acres of bar , waiting for a reply . |
| 18 | She did n't see Jack appear at the end of the corridor behind her , or see Mick lift his head and meet the level gaze . |
| 19 | Through the open French window leading out into the garden , Matt could see Cindy sitting on a swinging bench with Emma 's children on either side of her . |
| 20 | Edward , who could see Caroline cringing behind the blackboard , lost control . |
| 21 | The future should see Allen re-established as a counter-cultural household name again . |
| 22 | She could see Nathan arguing with quiet forcefulness and sensed some hard bargaining in progress . |
| 23 | He could see Lucier waiting behind the pageant in his serpent 's costume for his cue to emerge from the Mouth of Hell and tempt Eve with the forbidden fruit . |
| 24 | For example , we could see Keith going to his bed and being in his bed . |
| 25 | As I turned around each time I could see Mark crouching in the snow . |
| 26 | It was as if I could see Dorothy looking at them , looking at them , trying to draw something from them to help her to hold on . |
| 27 | THE battle against terrorism will not see London turned into a fortress , the capital 's new police chief vowed yesterday . |
| 28 | Through the window , she could see Luke coming up the drive accompanied by a strange man to whom he seemed to be talking animatedly . |
| 29 | Gazzer could see Tony going into the lighted ticket-booth to read his comic . |
| 30 | I could see Dawn thinking to herself , ‘ Oh , well , this is easy . ’ |