Example sentences of "to see a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One night she brought him to see a horror film about the Living Dead , and he was so frightened by the zombies that he fled into the foyer in a panic . |
| 2 | You rarely agree to see a newspaper man . ’ |
| 3 | Yet at one time it used to look quite strange to see a girl teacher but |
| 4 | Whereas if you were a commercial organization where let's say you were selling a product , then you 'd expect to see a cost benefit in actual returns . |
| 5 | Craig 's father Robert says his son is still suffering from nightmares , and has to see a psychiatrist weekly for counselling . |
| 6 | The only reason why I go to see a Nirvana show is just to see them wreck the gear ! |
| 7 | In this case , the agent only needs to see a ticket manifest ( a government-stamped document showing how many tickets are printed for the venue ) and a box office statement from the hall ( stating how many tickets were sold ) when checking the promoter 's expenses . |
| 8 | I went to see a debt counsellor and she agreed to come to the bank with me . |
| 9 | She wanted to see a night sky unsullied by a red glare from the ground , to breathe air which did not turn one 's nose into a sooty chimney ; above all , to escape from thraldom and belong to herself . |
| 10 | Does anybody want to see a teddy bear ? |
| 11 | Anybody want to see a teddy bear |
| 12 | The Guild would like to see a government committee on catering food set up to coordinate with other ministries , such as Health and Education and local authorities to bring about improvements . |
| 13 | Sitting in the cinema one evening a woman was more than a little surprised to see a man walk in just before the film began with his pet crocodile at his side . |
| 14 | On 1 March 1989 , a group of British skiers were horrified to see a man set fire to himself on the ski-slopes outside Braşov . |
| 15 | Personally I would like to see a gradient profile included in later editions and perhaps also an index , though possibly these opinions reflect my own prejudices . |
| 16 | The matter was referred to Jockey Club headquarters in London to enable the stewards to see a video recording of the Ayr race which had not been available at Carlisle . |
| 17 | Yes it would be lovely to see a Sun reader from The University of Life on the Bench . |
| 18 | Looking by chance out of his kitchen window , Auguste was amazed to see a donkey cart with Egbert Rose and yes — Stitch driving past . |
| 19 | I wanted to see a lymph gland . |
| 20 | The Manager of the Grand Theatre , Leeds , went to see a school dance production , and was impressed by the quality of the work and offered his theatre to the educational establishments so that they would try to reach a wider audience . |
| 21 | I 've , I 've just been reading here some books that I 've got upstairs , and stuff , and I I I went to see one of erm Shakespeare 's erm , I went to see a Midnight Summer 's Dream |
| 22 | It is not unusual to see a karate expert execute a roundhouse kick to his opponent 's head . |
| 23 | Would you like to see a sample page of this other thing |
| 24 | The group also discussed a plan to make a trip to York to see a needlework exhibition which will feature the Duchess of York 's wedding dress . |
| 25 | ‘ I would dearly like to see a Tote monopoly off course with bookmakers allowed to operate on course only . |
| 26 | ‘ Watch him , watch him , ’ the Youngest Son would say , pulling me around to see a TV video of a lute player , or a religious song celebration with long lines of men chanting Islamic verses in a sort of mouth music with hand-clapping accompaniment . |
| 27 | On Wednesday 14 October 1953 at 12 noon the Trustees gathered to see a steel box , 8″ x 6″ x 3″ , specially made by Portadown Foundry Ltd , placed in a cavity in the foundation stone and firmly sealed . |
| 28 | When he arrived at Florey 's laboratory , Chain was delighted to see a Sohxlet apparatus in a cupboard , but caused consternation by saying ‘ I shall want six of those ’ . |
| 29 | My sons have been booked in to see a speech therapist . |
| 30 | General practitioners asked South Tees Health Authority if they could refer patients with urgent need for treatment directly to a physiotherapist without having to see a hospital consultant . |