Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] see " in BNC.

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1 Lonrho 's ethics have been publicly queried in the past , so many in Whitehall are galled to see it cast on the side of the angels by its opposition to the Al Fayeds , after they had thwarted Lonrho 's own designs on Harrods .
2 Yes but Georgina 's going to see William too .
3 No , Georg Georgina is going to see William , so we 'll all be together with William , that 'll be nice wo n't it ?
4 Therefore Carol 's daughter is not Julie , whilst Donna was taken to see Mary Poppins , so it must have been Linda who went with Carol to see Jungle Book .
5 Up behind the desk , ‘ Pansy ’ Fanshawe was preparing to see how sodium reacted with something whose name I could neither remember nor pronounce .
6 Ann was helped to see that this problem originally resulted from displaced resentments about Charles 's infidelity .
7 Meanwhile , McHale is waiting to see if Middlesbrough decide to recall on-loan keeper Ian Ironside because of the injury to Stephen Pears .
8 During his travels , Mithra was thought to see all — nothing could be concealed from his gaze .
9 Maggie was called to see Mr Parnham during the next morning and it came as a great surprise .
10 The tunic fitted over a loose linen shirt and was belted snugly by the sash that Riven was coming to see as his own .
11 ‘ No one saw me come in here , but half Fleet Street 's going to see me leave , ’ said Quinn .
12 Marguerite had to be settled and Alain was determined to see to it .
13 Wayne was enchanted to see Hermia and Perdita , and gave the appearance of having been searching for them all day .
14 The sheriff of Lancaster was ordered to see that their rights were restored to them .
15 He planned it , and Damian Flint was going to see that it happened .
16 We still do not have a proper address for Nanking , but I 'll try to sent it to you soon , as I understand a comrade from Nanking is coming to see us here to make arrangements for our visit there .
17 Forensic rang to say that a Mr Horton is on his way , and Matthew Choak is waiting to see you .
18 He declared by this determination , Ulster is going to see that Protestantism is neither dead nor buried but is on the march .
19 Sometime around the middle of the week , Dr MacLennan was allowed to see me for a while , after Diggs overruled my father 's refusal to have me medically inspected by anybody else but him .
20 Mrs was going to see Miss
21 Mrs was going to see Miss White
22 Shelley was beginning to see that she had been put in a very special place of importance in Miguel 's confidence .
23 Shelley was beginning to see something that she did n't like at all .
24 We can only freely give ourselves to someone else when we are ‘ real persons ’ — just as Harry was beginning to see in the play .
25 Back at the workhouse , Oliver was taken to see the board .
26 Outside Wycliffe said , ‘ You guessed that Riddle was going to see Mary Penrose ? ’
27 Dr Whitfield is coming to see Bobbie Cole . ’
28 Helios was thought to see and know everything , and he was often invoked in blessings ; his fault was that he could not keep a secret .
29 Having thought about Drew Benedict rather too much in the last fortnight , Daisy was fascinated to see what Sukey was like .
30 He took her into the sitting room , which Daisy was comforted to see was absolute hell — far too much eau-de-Nil and yellow and ghastly paintings of polo matches interspersed with some excellent watercolours .
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