Example sentences of "he see [art] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , he sees a blade of light in the darkness and thinks : ‘ There is Crevecoeur ! |
| 2 | If he sees a gleam of light , it is in the clubs — some of them anyway — who tackle the tourists before they play Wales . |
| 3 | Letterman sees the role of historical adviser in the way that he sees the role of writer , only less so . |
| 4 | Now he sees the prospect of victory in the Rumbelows Cup as an important stepping stone to ‘ the big one ’ . |
| 5 | He saw no evidence of recovery under present conditions . |
| 6 | Hampel said he saw no sign of improvement in market conditions in 1992 . |
| 7 | Unbelievably , for a split second , he was sure he saw a look of relief on the face of Nell Anderson . |
| 8 | Dougal watched Henry 's face : he could have sworn he saw a flash of disappointment there . |
| 9 | In that dream he saw a vision of loveliness : himself as Foreign Secretary . |
| 10 | There he saw a pair of motor torpedo boats tied up at one of the quays and decided to attack . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And through the archway that opened into the saloon , he saw a flicker of light . |
| 13 | He saw a splash of white in among the greens of the vegetation : it was Marie 's hair . |
| 14 | He saw a gleam of hope appear in Roy 's eyes . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He saw an arc of blood , and knew that it came from his own neck . |
| 17 | ‘ I think , ’ said Andrew Ray , ‘ he saw the kind of man he would like to have been had he been straight . |
| 18 | Brunel made the broad gauge because he saw the advantage of stability , and making extra room for passengers |
| 19 | John Chapman was ‘ absolutely petrified ’ when he saw the headlights of traffic speeding towards him , a court heard yesterday . |
| 20 | Finn muttered , reaching for his cigarettes but deciding not to light one when he saw the look of disapproval on the pathologist 's face . |
| 21 | Then he saw the look of misery on her face and was seized by fear . |
| 22 | He saw the look of horror on my face . |
| 23 | He saw the flicker of doubt in her eyes , and added with a husky laugh , ‘ I 'm not saying I do n't want you . |
| 24 | He saw the flicker of amusement in Cesar 's face . |
| 25 | He saw the flicker of uncertainty at the back of Weis 's eyes , and smiled inwardly . |
| 26 | Although Woolf stated that ‘ there is no single cause of riots ’ ( para 9.23 ) it may not be too great a distortion to say that he saw the lack of legitimacy of the prison for its inmates as the key factor in explaining the disorders . |
| 27 | But then the faint brows began to lift ; and Alistair thought he saw the light of recognition . |
| 28 | When Patrick came to the door of the aircraft he saw the flight of metal steps leading to the tarmac . |
| 29 | He saw the pains of imprisonment and used truth as the agent of change , not from any intellectual theory or ideology but through a sense of compassion for other human beings . |
| 30 | He saw the foulness of sin , our rebellion against God , and our indifference to the sufferings of others . |