Example sentences of "see [art] [noun] [prep] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melanie was shocked to see the horror on her aunt 's face . |
| 2 | His eyes flickered open to see the horror on her face . |
| 3 | Dr Neil tried to calm himself by a grave examination of the doll , as though it were one of his patients , holding the tiny wrist to take the pulse , only to see the laughter on her face , and for that to provoke him to further inward excesses . |
| 4 | At that moment he reappeared in the kitchen doorway and , seeming not to see the censure in her eyes , or not to care , observed with a dry smile , holding aloft his glass of water , ‘ Handy stuff for putting out fires . ’ |
| 5 | We all knew it would be disastrous ; we foretold that her husband would walk out , that her other children would suffer : we saw she was the only one of the family unit who could n't bear not to see the fruit of her womb , however sour , ripen , drop and live . |
| 6 | When we were about twenty yards away from them an old woman turned and saw us. I just had time to see the panic on her face before the driver applied the brakes . |
| 7 | He could n't wait to see the look on her face , he could n't wait to start his new life . |
| 8 | He did n't need to see the look on her face . |
| 9 | Rosemarie had gone to see the film with her mum and dad — and let them know straight away that she was n't impressed with its factual accuracy . |
| 10 | The rain was so heavy now that he was unable to see the expression on her face . |
| 11 | Her chin rested on her chest , so it was difficult to see the expression on her face . |
| 12 | Carrie was very pleased to see the change in her father now that he had settled into his new job , but she still fretted over her parents , and she had not forgotten her vow that one day she would have enough money to buy them a decent house to live in . |
| 13 | Chlothild must have been determined to see the succession of her sons . |
| 14 | He takes her to live in the Valley of Paradise , where all her desires are met except one , which is to see the face of her husband . |
| 15 | She put her glasses on to peer once more at the vanished smear of mascara , and was amused to see the print of her face leap into sharp relief : a new trick , for her glasses are quite new . |
| 16 | He probably will not sleep in the unlikely event of the ghost of mass murderess Mary Ann Cotton showing up to see the graves of her victims . |
| 17 | The landlady was going out to see the workers among her hay some miles down the glen ; her man-servant ( the Hermit of Glencoe ) drove , and she asked if I would come with them as far as they went . |
| 18 | At last he turned to her and he could not have failed to see the anguish in her eyes . |
| 19 | She peeped at him to see the effect of her words . |
| 20 | He looked down at her , seeing the accusation in her eyes , and his own looks were exasperated . |
| 21 | But while Fabia 's feeling of excitement grew and grew at the prospect of seeing the country of her composer heroes at first hand , her sister 's excitement that she was actually going to interview Vendelin Gajdusek grew too . |
| 22 | ‘ Is there a problem ? ’ she added , seeing the anxiety in her friend 's face . |
| 23 | But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted . |
| 24 | Elizabeth Mowbray watched her changing expressions , seeing the steadiness of her gaze as she gave thought to the revelation and its implications , the high smooth brow and long-fingered white hands . |
| 25 | With her track record , attitude and given right support she has the potential of seeing the reality of her aspirations bearing fruit . |
| 26 | ‘ Well ? ’ he demanded , seeing the beginnings of her smile . |
| 27 | But seeing the confusion on her desk , all the things that had to be done , she lost heart . |
| 28 | Even now he hungered for her again , seeing the light in her hair , the length of her leg under the robe . |
| 29 | She had seen the pity in her mother 's eyes and a great rage against Janine had rushed through Maura . |
| 30 | But he had seen the look on her face . |