Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 31 | Oh no they came over to er they just came over to see us well see us see a certain of new arrival . |
| 32 | Andrew Jones and Chris Gill from Oxford are shortly to set off to see the pyramids . |
| 33 | In the house example , we can choose the order in which we see the parts of the building but we surely can not see occluded portions , and we surely can not look up to see a thatched roof — because that 's the kind of roof we want to see — when the roof is tiled . |
| 34 | She could not see how to see Marie-Claire and Monique , Paul-Marie and Madame , let alone the workings of the wine co-operative , the réglisserie or Protestant Nîmes . |
| 35 | Trevor said , ‘ I 'm just going upstairs to see him . |
| 36 | So he came in and he , he , he said I 'm just going down to see 's father , he 's just smashed the glass in the cold frame and I 'm I 'm sick of this ! |
| 37 | This quotation from the Muslim News shows how important the distinction is , and what misinterpretation is possible if pupils are not helped sufficiently to see it : |
| 38 | I could not remember ever seeing her so indecisive . |
| 39 | Just popping down to see . |
| 40 | it 's as simple as that well then we can go out and have a drink with you , were n't fair , we were n't gon na stop this long were we , we just popping in to see |
| 41 | Illness develops slowly over several weeks ( or more ) and treatment is more successful in the early stages , so it is essential not to put off seeing a doctor . |
| 42 | I just popped up to see Sergeant Joe , did n't I ? |
| 43 | I very much hope that we will soon move forward to see permanence units which employ staff equally for their ability to work at getting a child back with natural families as for their skills in working with substitute new families . |
| 44 | Because he sat at his desk from early morning until night he was not getting around to see what was happening among the ordinary people : and many of his henchmen were using their positions of power for personal or family advantage . |
| 45 | We may not have always seen eye to eye in the past but I have great respect for him nevertheless . ’ |
| 46 | Okay you may not have ever seen him , he may just have been sitting in the car , then remember his colour maybe his moustache and then the type of car he had . |
| 47 | ‘ I must apologize , ’ he began , ‘ for not coming in to see you this morning , as I said I would . |
| 48 | It did not take long to see the extension of the concept . |
| 49 | He 's just gone in to see if everything 's alright at Edinburgh and of course , that 's why he 's had to report for that . |
| 50 | ‘ Oh , he said he happened to be passing — you know , just popped in to see how I was , what a shame I 'd left NCPR . ’ |
| 51 | er , I did n't see a nun at , most of them were just ordinary nursing staff , just popped in to see how I was and we had a long chat about |
| 52 | Then I had a bright idea — why not go home to see if any more rubbish was available . |
| 53 | He did not go in to see his mother , but went upstairs and lay face down on his bed . |
| 54 | so Malcolm just went in to see if there 'd be any tickets for the afternoon performance on the off-chance and they were putting on an extra matinee performance so lo and behold those two went to see Phantom of the Opera . |
| 55 | I just looked down to see what the time was , I just looked up |
| 56 | Not that I mean it to be a breathless race , but rather that I somehow do n't see life in an ordinary manner , not even this sere and monotonous existence in Africa ; granted , it browns me off sometimes , but I do pretty well on the whole ; and if I can still enjoy this incredibly austere and disciplined life , how much more shall we not enjoy life together ? |
| 57 | ‘ I somehow do n't see this girl having a baronet for a father … |
| 58 | It was strictly for males and I do not recall ever seeing a woman in there . |
| 59 | I have a number of staff who just do not see , that all of this is generated by them . |
| 60 | I just do not see that any logic can be applied in this process at all . |