Example sentences of "[verb] see [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On trying to contact Mr by phone I have on many occasions I was put off to say he was n't available I have also come to the foyer at the bottom asked to see Mr after twenty minutes wait and nobody turned up I decided to retire . |
| 2 | ‘ Then how do you explain the fact that the kidnappers phoned urgently , demanding to see Ubaldo in person , at a time when you were still in Rome and no one supposedly knew you were coming except the authorities ? ’ |
| 3 | I do n't want to see Sarah in that way , and I would n't want her to see me in that kind of light either . ’ |
| 4 | So why did they want to see Louise for then ? |
| 5 | For Ashcroft Noble had never forbidden his study to children , and Helen later recalled seeing Edward at the end of a visit still standing by a bookcase and reluctant to leave . |
| 6 | The low murmur of conversation in the hotel 's sun lounge was like the crashing of waves to Kelly as she entered to see Annie at a corner table . |
| 7 | I must do them now and then it 's out of the way cos you and I want to see Emmerdale at seven . |
| 8 | As Gandhi says : ‘ I am endeavouring to see God through the service of humanity , for I know that God is neither in heaven nor down below , but in every one . ’ |
| 9 | I only appear to see Leeds at Wembley or mid-week Cup games recently . |
| 10 | Good humour helped to see Victor through his prolonged ill health , caused by a lung complaint which led ultimately to a transplant operation from which he did not recover . |
| 11 | I tried to see Liz about that last week , but that 's anyway , but , but |
| 12 | ‘ He is the best goalscorer I 've ever seen in my time in professional football , and anyone who has seen Liverpool over the years will agree he 's a very special player . ’ |
| 13 | Gradually , the Europeans came to see Persia as an ally against the Ottomans . |
| 14 | " You came to see Doris about bed-bugs . " |
| 15 | A few days later Mr Churchill came to see Edward at Buckingham Palace . |
| 16 | Americans now came to see Castro as a threat and Cuba as a potential base for Communist activity throughout Latin America . |
| 17 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |
| 18 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 19 | It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him that she thought she 'd seen Amy on Friday night . |
| 20 | Connections : I 'd seen Nevil at Sedgeley House ; I 'd seen Jo at the Mimosa Club where Nevil was supposed to work , or at least beat up barmen . |
| 21 | And I heard Monks say that he 'd seen Oliver in the street , and that he knew at once Oliver was the child he was looking for , although I could n't hear why . |
| 22 | Perdita remembered Sukey being just as deferential to Grace Alderton three years ago , the first time she 'd seen Ricky in the flesh . |
| 23 | When he 'd said he 'd seen Stephen at the funeral she 'd felt afraid of him for a moment . |
| 24 | He 'd seen Barry on his BMX . |
| 25 | Connections : I 'd seen Nevil at Sedgeley House ; I 'd seen Jo at the Mimosa Club where Nevil was supposed to work , or at least beat up barmen . |
| 26 | It may mean a 5 a.m. start from the country if she is to have her regular swim before going into the office , but if she is going to see WHS in Swindon or Heathcote in Warwick , it is more convenient for her to stay in Gloucestershire than to come back to London . |
| 27 | The snag is it means you ca n't rent a car : they insist on a credit card for that nowadays so you 're going to see America by bus . ’ |
| 28 | This note is to thank you very much for going to see Paul in hospital . |
| 29 | remember going to see Hamlet with er Laurence Olivier at er while I was still at school and er we thought it |
| 30 | and er from there we er head for , we 're going to see Dave at Gillhead and then we 're coming home |