Example sentences of "see [pron] [noun sg] [conj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he goes , I mean he went to see my mum and dad before Christmas and they did n't recognise him ! |
| 2 | Maybe seeing their mother and father in such pain was having a bad effect on the little girls ? |
| 3 | The prouder and more articulate seaman had seen his pay and status in continuous decline from 1815 when , at the , end of the Napoleonic wars , " the government , without the least consideration for those who had battled on the ocean in defence of their king and country , disbanded the Fleets and cast adrift some thousands of Seamen suddenly to find employment in the merchant service " . |
| 4 | I would sing to myself , perfectly content to be alone in my own dream world , imagining myself on television receiving an award for beating a world record and I would see my name and picture in the ‘ Guinness Book of Records ’ on the high bookshelf in my brother 's room where I could not reach it , and yet , through all those mornings of endless riding round the yard , I never once counted just how many times I had ridden around to see if I had beaten the previous morning 's record , so sure was my conviction of success ! |
| 5 | She can not hear that much of his business life is tedious , worrying , tiring and not all that exciting ; he can not hear and see her boredom and exhaustion in his fantasy that she is the one who has everything — not having to earn , not having to stir out each morning and so comfortable with only a baby to look after . |
| 6 | And he could see his Mum and Dad outside the house talking to Jack . |
| 7 | But others may see his move as evidence of a desire to use the election campaign to concentrate on moves towards reunification with East Germany . |
| 8 | But whereas the long version refers only to the words in Lamentations 1:12 ( O all ye that pass by the way , attend , and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow ) , the short version incorporates all the references to focus more sharply on the organic relationship between man and Christ whose natural growth is blasted by sin : And only in the short version does the meditator acknowledge this by identifying himself with the penitent thief pleading for pardon to be extended to him , and confessing his failure to acknowledge Christ as the true source of his integrity : In both versions the meditator admits that the very ability to recognise the life-giving power in Christ is a sign that he in fact has the love of God even if he does not feel it : And in both , as the meditator sees his betrayal and sense of deprivation borne by Christ in His words : " My god , my dere god , why hastow al forsakyn me … ( 89. cf.102 ) he imagines himself lying down among the bones of dead men on mount Calvary , taking the foot of the Cross in his arms , the stench of death in his nostrils . |
| 9 | The Profitboss sees his time and energy as a primary investment source . |
| 10 | The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia saw its dismemberment and division into more than 300 individual and sovereign states and principalities . |
| 11 | Only much later did it occur to her that this was her failure : academically self-sufficient and wholly self-centred she saw their sullenness and ignorance as their concern and their fault . |
| 12 | I thought a lot about his character , and although I was aware of his faults , I also saw his goodness and kindness to me . |
| 13 | The Home Help Supervisor will then call to see what type and amount of help is required , and assist them if necessary to complete the forms on which the assessment for payment will be made . |
| 14 | There are still many able academics who see their activity as research in the traditional sense , by engaging in biographical , historical , or editorial work . |