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

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1 IN these times of recession , the advice is DO N'T PUT YOUR CASH INTO CARS — as any classic car owner who has seen his investment crash through the floor will tell you .
2 With the latest round of fare increases implemented today , he 's seen his season ticket to the city jump £500 to £4,200 .
3 Ecstatic too when he sees his baby daughter for the first time . ’
4 I saw his cousin Christian in the quad , as I came in .
5 Rubberneck , on his part — he saw his sister gloat over the suitcase , the bits of coloured paper — well , he preferred that she gloated ; it was a rest , his knees on the hard floor , that they knelt in endless prayer .
6 The first I knew of this was when , seeing his bollard shape through the wrought-iron railings , my old humiliator Holland turned to me and said , placing predictably his malicious emphasis , ‘ There 's your ‘ guardian ’ , Wharton , come to take you off for some wanky-wanky , as usual . ’
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