Example sentences of "see a [noun] [prep] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , before any of this could happen , Rear-Admiral Kotov , from the Ordzhonikidze , went to see Rear-Admiral Philip Burnett , Chief of Staff of the Portsmouth naval base , complaining that his sailors had seen a frogman near his ships that morning , and demanding an explanation . |
| 2 | How many times have you seen a horse with his head tied in with draw reins at a show and as soon as the gadget is removed his head shoots up or down in an effort to stretch the neck . |
| 3 | But I can see a tightness round his eyes . |
| 4 | An open sale of a vote , such as this , was quite unusual , however , and Buchanan of Balfunning appears to have been particularly unscrupulous , even on Ardkinglas 's own showing , for the latter suggessed that if Buchanan could see a commission for his son , ‘ we have him , if not Montrose has him , to whom he ows many obligations ’ . |
| 5 | There was nothing he enjoyed more than seeing a couple of his subordinates at each other 's throats . |
| 6 | It is easier to involve other family members and useful information may be gained by seeing a patient in his home . |
| 7 | Police are searching Ollersett Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District after a farmer reported seeing a panther in his field . |
| 8 | Pascoe felt as though he were seeing a moment from his future but could n't guess what he would feel when the moment arrived . |
| 9 | He now recalls seeing a painter on his knees in a shop doorway and thinking , would n't it be funny if I , as a newcomer to this city , misunderstood the situation , and , anxious to please , knelt beside him … ? |
| 10 | Now we 're off to see a man about his dogs . |
| 11 | There 's no decent men in it and there 's no nudity of men it , even when he 's in it all you got to see of him was waist-high , you got to see a clips of his bum . |
| 12 | He was looking at Agnes with exactly the expression he would have chosen had he lived to see a woman in his club . |
| 13 | He added : ‘ I always liked Dion 's first touch but I still was n't sure until I saw a video of his goals . |
| 14 | But she saw a twinkle in his eyes , and her lips twitched . |
| 15 | She saw a lot of his back , of his distinctive head moving from one group to another . |
| 16 | A farmer said he saw a car down his lane on the Sunday night — just a pair of headlights , he thought it was a courting couple ; but that was on the other side of the ridge , away from Miller 's End . ’ |
| 17 | Suddenly he saw a gap in his prison bars and some light . |
| 18 | For a flinty second I see a smile in his eyes , he obviously sees my frame of mind clearly . |