Example sentences of "see a [noun] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had noticed the name on the map ; it seemed very remote but I had seen a reference to an inn there . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | You 'd sooner see a vegetarian at an abattoir . |
| 5 | ‘ Straight down the drive , madam , and you 'll see a notice with an arrow . ’ |
| 6 | Suddenly , she sees a man near an upstairs window . |
| 7 | Mr Bruce Napier , a chartered clinical psychologist once in charge of the society 's disciplinary procedures , said : ‘ If you go to see a therapist for an hour a week to talk about your most intimate feelings , it is understandable you may develop more powerful feelings for him than you would for your bank manager or solicitor . ’ |
| 8 | I must confess that I would prefer to see a pigtail with an earring rather than the traditional civil service bowler hat . |
| 9 | ‘ I saw a headline on an article about Kylie once which read ‘ I should be so ordinary ’ and I thought , ‘ Yeah , that 's exactly right ’ . |
| 10 | The municipal railings had been taken away for the war effort and through the gaps in the makeshift fence of galvanised iron he saw a tramp in an army greatcoat sitting on a green bench . |