Example sentences of "see a [noun] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A reply might be that surely I am inferring that I see a sheep in the field from my knowledge of my own present sensory states . |
| 2 | We see a flash of the porter 's face , and can tell he is fearful , and apologetic for the near accident . |
| 3 | Or try the heart-in-mouth sensation when you 're strolling with your lover at some secret rendezvous and you suddenly see a neighbour across the street or your husband 's car waiting at the lights . |
| 4 | " Thanks to Mr. Durnall I see two automatic red ticks for a North sign ( crossed ) and a scale whenever I draw a sketch map , I can not photograph an Himalayan paddy-field without looking for moving water , and whenever I see a settlement from the air I think " site factors " . " |
| 5 | When he was at school another boy told him the Chinese see a rabbit in the moon . |
| 6 | By comparing these two roles we see a change in the use of drawing files . |
| 7 | Every totalitarian state has attacked the family because in that small , loving group they see a threat to the power of the State . |
| 8 | " Maybe you will look over a gate and see a cow in the field . |
| 9 | We see a reversal of the role of consciousness and unconsciousness then in the first stanza , where the real conscious world slips into the background allowing this world of subliminality to predominate : |
| 10 | Then you could walk up Madison Avenue and see a fake in the window . |
| 11 | See a dog in the book ? |
| 12 | ‘ Well , of course , you can go through the usual channels , wait for your original birth certificate to arrive , see a counsellor from the adoption agency — ’ |
| 13 | Instead of waiting a matter of seconds for the lights to change , the hapless riders either remain in the saddle , take a chance when they see a gap in the traffic , or get off and wait for the green man . |
| 14 | If we see a plane in the air we can be sure that it was not assembled by randomly throwing scrap metal together , because we know that the odds against a random conglomeration 's being able to fly are too great . |
| 15 | ON THEIR WAY HOME MAZZ AND SAM SEE A NOTICE OUTSIDE THE YOUTH CLUB I THINK YOU SHOULD ASK DANNY TO THE TALK . |
| 16 | However , do make sure that they see a copy of the list first . |
| 17 | At another moment in the film a door is closed and we see a key in the lock . |
| 18 | Head south and turn left at the point where you see a track on the right to North Appleford . |
| 19 | They 'll be round as soon as they see a light in the window . |
| 20 | ( See a note at the end of this chapter on editions of these texts . ) |
| 21 | We now see a view of the battlefield : two lions dead , two Masai dead and Tepilit , although standing , severely mauled . |