Example sentences of "[pers pn] see the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless the conservatives who manned the Juntas were not provincial separatists : they were inspired , not merely by a vague programme of reform on a national level , but by a sense of order that forced them to see the necessity of a central government .
2 He declared that it provides time for the family to gather or the body to be transported home and it offers an opportunity for them to see the person in a state of peaceful repose .
3 It was difficult to get them to see the relevance of some of the questions . ’
4 Apart from the health risk , it would have been disturbing for them to see the damage .
5 Apart from the health risk , it would have been disturbing for them to see the damage .
6 At the end there are sequences of free paddling , both at Nottingham and on natural water , allowing the viewers to see practical use of the moves and permitting them to see the film to examine the techniques , the paddling by the six paddlers involved always being very confident and competent .
7 In Reg. v. Barrett , 12 J.L.R. 179 , where again the accused applied unsuccessfully for leave to appeal against conviction , the defence contended that the trial judge should have allowed them to see the statement of a witness who had identified the accused at an identification parade 10 days after the commission of the offence , on the ground that , the witness having stated that she had given a description of the accused to the police , the defence were entitled as a matter of law to know the details of that description for the purpose of cross-examining the witness and testing her credibility .
8 This leads them to see the organization as a well-defined unit and not as the heaving , changing mass with fluctuating boundaries that it really is .
9 She wants them to see the killer caught and tried .
10 She wants them to see the killer caught and tried .
11 Admittedly , Popper and Habermas may seem to be strange bedfellows ; for they have entered the lists against each other precisely over their views on knowledge and reason , both of them seeing the other as an unwitting ideologue .
12 ‘ I pick up the pencil , put it back , climb into the trunk of the car and you drive me to see the boy .
13 ‘ Is it possible for me to see the Queen now ? ’
14 ‘ Will you take me to see the badger 's sett soon ? ’ said Oliver , driving a hard bargain .
15 ‘ They took me to see the dancing .
16 That is why it disgusts me to see the nobility of grief caricatured in this way .
17 ‘ It has been very disturbing and hurtful for me to see the way things have happened , ’ Charlton said .
18 I have often missed him , often felt that if only I could talk over a particular problem with him he would help me to see the way .
19 It hurts me to see the team so low in the table .
20 I went to association and came in with me to see the place and to meet the outgoing director and the nice part time secretary .
21 If you 're too busy with all your equipment , I 'm sure she can take me to see the baby .
22 ‘ Tomorrow I would like you to come with me to see the laibon .
23 If so , it may only be necessary for me to see the Executive Summary to get the gist of its conclusions .
24 His jaw hung open , and he was near enough for me to see the rain dashing from his face — when lightning showed him at all .
25 It is a great joy for me to see the discipline and enthusiasm of these players .
26 She drew aside the curtain of a small window and stood back for me to see the picture thus revealed .
27 " He is taking me to see the book .
28 Oh I seen the film
29 I seen the love you wanted and it renewed me .
30 I seen the sergeant rolling his eyes .
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