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

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1 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 .
2 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 ’ .
3 It is easier to involve other family members and useful information may be gained by seeing a patient in his home .
4 Police are searching Ollersett Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District after a farmer reported seeing a panther in his field .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 He was looking at Agnes with exactly the expression he would have chosen had he lived to see a woman in his club .
8 She saw a lot of his back , of his distinctive head moving from one group to another .
9 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 . ’
10 Suddenly he saw a gap in his prison bars and some light .
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