Example sentences of "see a [noun] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Have n't seen a man for a week . ’
2 They radioed that , at the Bunbeg bus turn-about and taxi stand on the Glen Road , they had seen a man with a revolver accompanied by two other men , one of whom was looking at the nearby mountain through binoculars .
3 Claire has never seen a man in a leopardskin jockstrap before .
4 A woman had also seen a man in a boat sailing away from the beach .
5 But first John Major 's , and now Norman Lamont 's , tenure at the Treasury has seen a resumption of a policy that is inimical to both the industry 's and the Government 's long-term interests .
6 I had noticed the name on the map ; it seemed very remote but I had seen a reference to an inn there .
7 Mr Kinnock arrived in the Tory-held marginal seat of Hyndburn to be greeted by the Labour candidate , Mr Greg Pope , and a local joke at the expense of the former MP , Mr Ken Hargreaves , who courted the headlines last year after claiming to have seen a vision during a visit to the religious shrine at Medugorje in Yugoslavia .
8 Like Samuel stated , in a woman suffered strokes , seventy eight percent will survive at least one , have you ever seen a person with a stroke ?
9 Have you ever seen a person with a stroke ?
10 Franca had once seen a film of a burial at sea , how the coffin slid with a curious slowness down toward the waves and entered them without a splash .
11 It was the first time that Jehan had ever seen a Sechem at a loss for words .
12 I 've often seen a cat without a grin , ’ thought Alice , ‘ but never a grin without a cat ! ’
13 Mr Pinder said he had seen a woman in a wheelchair throw away two tickets for an evening performance at the theatre in Newcastle after she was told no-one would be available to help her on her return journey .
14 Have n't seen a woman in a hat for years .
15 And er th they used to make some of the batteries up , the cells , the , the used to er I do n't know if you 've ever seen a cell in a battery , it 's usually made up of er wood er lead and wood .
16 He had seen a boat with a man in it , not far from the beach .
17 Mum , have you ever seen a duck with a bow-tie on ?
18 You 'll , you 'll see , I 'm talking to the Three-Nineties , er you 'll see a bit of a change since you were here before .
19 But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year .
20 I really do n't see a handicap as a handicap , I just enjoy Becky for who she is and what she is . ’
21 We may also see a relationship between a willingness to accept the authoritative knowledge of a subject and a willingness to defer to authority in general .
22 And it may see a child as a foal , and may not find it as intimidating or threatening as a mature person .
23 From his office window , the Bursar could see a quarter of an acre of dense undergrowth lying behind the School Pavilion ; it was once the site of the Convent greenhouses and allotments , but now unused and neglected .
24 You 'd sooner see a vegetarian at an abattoir .
25 You will frequently see a garment in a shape that suits pattern stitches and fabrics other than those suggested in the accompanying instructions .
26 They could see a man with a ladder up against the cinema putting up the new poster , and the small round figure of Peggy Pine coming out of her dress shop to stand and look admiringly at her window display .
27 Got ta see a man about a job .
28 Golden eagles can see a hare from a distance of 3.2km ( 2 miles ) if the light is good .
29 Now if you look in your tray you 'll see a label with a number on .
30 Below you can see a picture of a demonstration .
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