Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] see [det] " in BNC.

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1 The Tories ' reduction of public borrowing has been excuse me has seen many public services destroyed or disappeared forever .
2 Once they dominated the countryside , but intensive farming led to many being ripped up and the sheer cost of maintaining them has seen many fall into neglect .
3 I got to see this , got to see this .
4 I expected to see all kind of things you know
5 Bartram expressed gratitude for Miller 's offer to assist him in understanding Linnaeus 's system and commented on the Swedish naturalist 's publication of all the North American plants observed by Kalm on his visit ( i.e. Species Plantarum , 2 vols. 1753 ) adding , ‘ I long to see these books — to see if they have done me justice , as Kalm promised me . ’
6 Missus , I want to see that
7 He was telling people how wonderful things would be in the future ; I want to see that future .
8 Yes , I want to see that .
9 I want to see that immediate family right afterwards .
10 And so she said oh I want to see that , d' ya mind if I come with you cos I do n't want to go on me own , so and then we arrived , mum arrived first and , I said you do n't mind Naomi coming do you ?
11 Taggart 's at nine o'clock , I want to see that .
12 Right , Mr Peace , I want to see all the firm 's accounting records . ’
13 I want to see all the exciting bits I missed .
14 Planning over an 11-year period could , I believe , bring about a veritable revolution , especially if the whole curriculum ( both subjects and cross-curricular themes ) can be welded together , but I want to see some rapid practical progress if I am to be reassured .
15 ‘ Sure , I 'll go up to Sandy , but first I want to see this great one you 're expecting . ’
16 I 've gone off him since I met Tony but we do share a love of mother earth and I want to see this thing through .
17 I want to see this .
18 I want to see this . ’
19 I want to see this bit of paper — if it exists .
20 In the garden I want to see this , I 'm not going to read this .
21 I want to see these insurance companies make clear to their policyholders by how much premiums are being increased , and then to justify their behaviour , ’ said Mr Cook .
22 And I want to see more of France — I had a ball there — but after Paris I went to Spain and got really ill .
23 I want to see more of what 's going on .
24 I want to see more of that , ’ said Allan , ‘ People looking for an answer from TOP first , rather than trying some other way and only using the philosophy as a last resort .
25 More needs to be done and I want to see more focus on this key area of economic policy . ’
26 I stopped seeing those flats years ago .
27 Hope I hever see another one .
28 I 'd seen that 81-second tape dozens of times on TV .
29 I was pretty sure I 'd seen that coin before , in that very hotel .
30 I 'd seen that being done on the telly the other night .
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