Example sentences of "he had see a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His educational opportunities had been considerable and he had seen a good deal of Russian government from the inside . |
| 2 | He had seen a thoughtful look in her eyes . |
| 3 | From what Seb had seen of her body — and he had seen a great deal — he suspected it was not far from the truth . |
| 4 | Henry had tried to tempt him into making a racist statement by announcing that he had seen a black person outside the window two weeks ago , but all the constable had said was ‘ You do n't see many coloureds in this part of Wimbledon . ’ |
| 5 | He had seen a possible solution , a way in which the conflicting aspects of the case might be reconciled . |
| 6 | The young policeman from Bromley reported that he had seen a young couple whose description matched the wanted pair and they had gone towards the pier . |
| 7 | In front of them , about twenty yards away , he had seen a barbed-wire fence some three feet high which an old corporal told him had already cost a thousand lives of those who had done nothing more than erect it . |