Example sentences of "he see [art] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Not only did he see no advantage in change , he believed he could prevent it indefinitely .
2 Sometimes , he sees a blade of light in the darkness and thinks : ‘ There is Crevecoeur !
3 ‘ And if he sees a word like camel with parts of the letters C , M and L missed out , he identifies that word faster than anyone else — and that includes my PhD students . ’
4 If he sees a gleam of light , it is in the clubs — some of them anyway — who tackle the tourists before they play Wales .
5 is understood to have indicated he sees no necessity for blanket adherence to the report 's findings on seating .
6 He sees no harm in Pedigree Chum being mentioned as sponsors by the Pets and People presenters .
7 He sees the struggle for definition as ‘ veritably the struggle for life itself ’ , and that to perceive oneself for oneself is a matter of life and death : ‘ In short , he who first seizes the word imposes reality on the other : he who defines thus dominates and lives ; and he who is defined is subjugated and may be killed . ’
8 Letterman sees the role of historical adviser in the way that he sees the role of writer , only less so .
9 Now he sees the prospect of victory in the Rumbelows Cup as an important stepping stone to ‘ the big one ’ .
10 He saw no evidence of recovery under present conditions .
11 Hampel said he saw no sign of improvement in market conditions in 1992 .
12 He spent the black hours best in the writing of hopelessly happy propositions to her that he kept for comfort in a drawer , as if they were love letters received from her instead of dead ones from himself that he saw no good in posting .
13 Unlike almost everyone in the papal Curia , unlike the pope himself , he did not understand the need for compromise ; he saw no grounds for withdrawal or discussion ; he took pleasure in obedience .
14 With such lowly opposition he saw no cause for worry in the injured Hapgood , the off-form Hulme and the ‘ flu invalids John , Lambert and Coleman .
15 Unbelievably , for a split second , he was sure he saw a look of relief on the face of Nell Anderson .
16 Dougal watched Henry 's face : he could have sworn he saw a flash of disappointment there .
17 In that dream he saw a vision of loveliness : himself as Foreign Secretary .
18 There he saw a pair of motor torpedo boats tied up at one of the quays and decided to attack .
19 He was looking , without seeming to look , at Andropulos as he said the last words and felt almost certain that he saw a flicker of expression cross his face .
20 And through the archway that opened into the saloon , he saw a flicker of light .
21 He saw a splash of white in among the greens of the vegetation : it was Marie 's hair .
22 He saw a gleam of hope appear in Roy 's eyes .
23 Well it was a waste well I 'll tell you what it was really , he saw a lot of waste on the other tables going on the tip you know , there was a lot of waste going over .
24 He saw a bobby in trouble at Old Swan , got off the tram-car to help him , and he got his mac torn .
25 Heading downstream , he saw a pool in front of him , more liquid mud than water .
26 He saw an opportunity in negotiation with the curia .
27 He saw an arc of blood , and knew that it came from his own neck .
28 ‘ I think , ’ said Andrew Ray , ‘ he saw the kind of man he would like to have been had he been straight .
29 Brunel made the broad gauge because he saw the advantage of stability , and making extra room for passengers
30 John Chapman was ‘ absolutely petrified ’ when he saw the headlights of traffic speeding towards him , a court heard yesterday .
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