Example sentences of "[verb] see [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I did n't stay to see it happen , just went as far up the fields as I could go .
2 Herr Schikenader , the former proprietor , chanced to see me perform one evening .
3 Also , I love animals and hate to see them suffer .
4 ‘ I hate to see them do that , but it is better than the children being trampled underfoot in the rush .
5 She did n't want to see him leave .
6 People have me in a little pocket of their minds in that role [ Ben Braddock ] and they do n't want to see me get out of it .
7 I do n't want to see it end in tragedy . ’
8 And frankly I think it and I hope to God that John I d I know he does n't want to see it happen to him , I hope to God it does n't .
9 ‘ Nana , do n't want to see it 'gain , ’ yelled Celia through her tears .
10 They 've got to see you sign the will or at least acknowledge it and in practice see you sign they do n't need to know what 's in the will they just want to see you sign but they 've got to be there it 's no good up the road as one witness did for not for me to her husband who was working in his shop witnessed the signature afterwards .
11 ‘ I suppose I just do n't want to see you hurt . ’
12 You 've been good to me , Peter , I would n't want to see you hurt by having me around . ’
13 ‘ I do n't want to see you hurt , ’ he said softly .
14 She knew how badly one sister had treated you ; she quite obviously did n't want to see you become associated with the other … ’
15 The record buyer who has fallen in love with the band , and goes to see them play , is often disappointed by a lacklustre show .
16 And Alfred P Sloan , who pioneered decentralization at General Motors in the early 1920s , lived to see it become international corporate practice by the time he published his best-selling memoirs in 1964 .
17 No lasting good could come of it and I fear to see you hurt . ’
18 The buggers want to see me go under .
19 ‘ I want to see him take the ball from them , and the strikers , so that he can look to score goals like he did in Wednesday 's game with Turkey . ’
20 I want to see them move .
21 We want to see them receive a contract of employment which would extend their rights , particularly in relation to health and safety .
22 Over the coming years , I want to see us widen and extend our membership and our networking incorporation with other charities even further .
23 ‘ And there are people now outside Newcastle who want to see us get that record and also be successful .
24 And I said oh I 've got a present for you so I want to see you give it to you .
25 Now good that 's a really brilliant point on any graph to put the units in because they give marks for that , when they see your graph they want to see you 've put the units on .
26 ‘ I want to see you do it .
27 This is where the boxing writers ' grumble : they want to see you flatten your opponent , not display your moves .
28 I want to see you feed them . "
29 next Monday I want to see you have a happy Christmas .
30 We have massive investment at present and we want to see it continue .
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