Example sentences of "[pers pn] see [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This helps them to see a 3-D object as a simpler , two-dimensional configuration of lines and shapes . |
| 2 | Maggie stared at him and Ana held out her hand , allowing them to see the glittering ring at last . |
| 3 | It may be only outsider skepticism that leads me to see a subtle , probably subconscious new emphasis on the word ‘ choice ’ . |
| 4 | For example , if the figure was a line diagram of a room with four windows set at different heights , the programme would ask me whether a line of sight from the far corner of the room would enable me to see a particular point outside the window nearest to me , a point that shifted on the screen at speed . |
| 5 | I 'm eight and a half years old and disgusted that my mother has to come with me to see A Hard Day 's Night when usually she just sees me to the edge of the estate and across the main road . |
| 6 | For them an insidious sense of illusion stimulates my imagination and enables me to see the entire pageant of Venetian ships , present and past , actual and intangible , sailing before my eyes . |
| 7 | Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’ |
| 8 | Sleeman 's Indian journeys , his great interest in local customs and religious beliefs , his explorations of temples and ruins wherever he went in pre-Mutiny India , helped me to see the Irish as an Indo-European people . |
| 9 | I seen a blind man once — he 'd got a stick so he could tap the pavement so he did n't fall down no holes . |
| 10 | I seen a rosy on your cheek , I see them fade away . |
| 11 | Never have I seen a happier set of fellows , and with an equal share of luck we shall not be defeated on Saturday . ’ |
| 12 | Er and of course I seen the present managers are , are th the one you know only just lives down the road here he 's recently retired . |
| 13 | Had I seen the extraordinary edition of the Observer newspaper , carrying extracts from the government 's official report into the Al Fayeds ' purchase of the House of Fraser group ? |
| 14 | How have I seen the casual passer through the Cloisters stand still , intranced with admiration ( while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula ) , to hear thee unfold , in thy deep and sweet intonations , the mysteries of Jamblichus , or Plotinus ( for even in those years thou waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts ) , or reciting Homer in his Greek , or Pindar — while the walls of the old Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy ! |
| 15 | Never did I see a grander scene — immense rocks rising perpendicularly from the glen to such a height as pained the neck of the spectator , and terminating in the most bold and fantastic manner . |
| 16 | As my old friend , the Communist priest , performed the last rites , did I see a half smile on those weatherbeaten features ? |
| 17 | Will I see the great icing the great big father Christmas blow up one . |
| 18 | Can I see the other one ? |
| 19 | The assistant fetched a man from the back — please can I see the male assistant to explain what I want ? — who nodded gravely . |
| 20 | Which is why I saw no real point in pushing the human poor-little-baby bit . ’ |
| 21 | Erm and also because I saw no early prospect of the application coming reports . |
| 22 | But I saw no other way out : I did n't know if I would ever have a chance again . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I wanted it ’ , he concluded the note already quoted , ‘ because I saw no other weapon then to use in the fight against unemployment . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I saw no other way of protecting the interests of the Corosini , ’ he growled . |
| 25 | ‘ I saw no such thing . ’ |
| 26 | I saw no clear advantage now from 17 . |
| 27 | But peering close I saw no grey at all ; |
| 28 | Perhaps it was an effect of the screen , but I thought I saw a flush rise on her throat . |
| 29 | Anyone want to come ? ’ or , ‘ I saw a fallen branch over the road this morning . |
| 30 | I was on my third cup of coffee and looking around at the other coolies when I saw a familiar blue overcoat coming through the door from the street . |