Example sentences of "see [pron] [be] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the animals that live along the hedgerows unfortunately only come out at night and the best way to see them is in the light of a car 's headlamp . |
| 2 | That the kakar had seen the tigress was quite evident , and the only place where she could have seen her was on the track . |
| 3 | Seen what 's on the cup on the mug ? |
| 4 | ( Check the table plan in advance to see who is on the back table or tables . ) |
| 5 | Cranston asked , winking good-humouredly at the maid who had also hurried down to see who was at the door . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I 'm glad to see you 're on the side of the angels , ’ breezes Rainbow , getting back behind the wheel . |
| 7 | About the only place you could see them was on the scrap heap . |
| 8 | Ca n't you see I 'm on the level ? |
| 9 | This will be , do n't you see I 'm in the process of answering a letter to Regional Railways , on the whole finances of er Leeds North Western , and I needed to know which number you 'd actually |
| 10 | We 'll see who 's in the right . ’ |
| 11 | He did n't see who was in the car and it went up a side road . |
| 12 | I can see you 're in the lead . |
| 13 | I could see she was on the point of leaving . |
| 14 | She could see she was at the point where the police might be going to do some hard questioning . |
| 15 | I think you can see we are on the road to recovery . |
| 16 | They were portrayed as somebody above us — and once it was seen they are not , everyone could see they are like the rest of us . |
| 17 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 18 | She said , ‘ May — may I see what is on the easel ? ’ |
| 19 | And finally , it provides enhanced security because passers-by ca n't see what is on the screen . |
| 20 | Although the pupil or parent may now see what is in the file , it should otherwise be held in confidence . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll see what 's in the ice-box . |
| 22 | He asks if they can see what 's in the net . |
| 23 | The second one is that there is proper provision erm available for erm the particular disabilities which the children have within the ordinary school , that the other children in the school also receive proper provision — you can see what 's in the mind of the drafters of the bill there , that if you have some children who could potentially be disruptive , then they might in fact make it very difficult to educate children without these special handicaps . |
| 24 | And now they could all see what was in the corridor . |
| 25 | If the police had a crystal ball and a gypsy woman they could bring in and ask her to look and see what was in the flat , we would n't be here today would we ? |
| 26 | I mean , we 've , I 've , there was a situation these are the roads he 's taking me around now , he had me reverse round the corner which was practically blind , could n't see what was round the corner , so I was edging round , and it was on a hill so I had to do it , every time I stopped I had to put the handbrake on so I did n't roll |
| 27 | When he came in he saw I was on the verge of tears and said , " What 's wrong ? " |
| 28 | The next time I saw her was at the crematorium . |
| 29 | Once we 've done that we can then start examining the list to see what 's on the list . |
| 30 | Well I mean you can look in the fridge but do n't look to see what 's near the bottom . |