Example sentences of "see [noun] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our informants had a well-articulated theory of the relation between ‘ work-in-school ’ and success in a life career that allowed them to see work-in-school as the first rung of their adult moral careers . |
| 2 | Was n't that partly the reason why she had agreed to see André in the first place ? |
| 3 | A few days later Keith Meerza sees Christopher for the last time . |
| 4 | but it falls down in front of the unexpected , when you actually do see things for the first time . |
| 5 | He could n't see curvature in the third dimension . |
| 6 | ‘ They are much smaller than I expected ’ is the usual remark from people seeing puffins for the first time . |
| 7 | For his summer holiday he went with Henry Legerton to Positano , seeing Italy for the first time , and sent a card to Hanns : ‘ We have lounged like lizards . |
| 8 | ‘ You said you never saw action in the last war ? ’ |
| 9 | When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’ |
| 10 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 11 | For another , the ‘ war party ’ may already have taken over within the Vietminh : at least when Sainteny , attempting his last act of mediation , saw Ho for the last time before the war started , he complained about the moderate elements who had been eliminated from the government to the benefit of the notorious Francophobes ; and as the war was on the point of beginning , and as attacks on French soldiers and civilians had not ceased , nor had French retaliation , Sainteny 's exasperation was to be seen in his demand that culprits should be punished within 24 hours . |
| 12 | ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice . |
| 13 | He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time . |
| 14 | During eight American tours , two years in South America , and in South Africa , Australasia , India , and the Far East , thousands saw ballet for the first time . |
| 15 | She saw leaves of the last fall encased inside them and , yes , it was cold , but there was a fine frosty light , and the mist over the lake made her think of a stoat 's white fur . |
| 16 | The result : Des was airlifted out of the Gulf in mid-May and , on May 29 , at Arden Grange International Quarantine Kennels in Albourne , Sussex , Dave saw Des for the first time since March 23 . |
| 17 | Seeing London for the first time , not very impressed , I I liked Crystal Palace but tt . |