Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] see [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The intrusive authorial voice exemplified in this passage , and generally typical of the classic novel — the voice that confides , comments , explains and sometimes scolds — the voice to which we rather casually give the name that appears on the title-page ( Henry Fielding , Charles Dickens , George Eliot , or whoever ) is the most obvious sign that these writers saw themselves as engaged in an act of communication with their readers . |
| 2 | Often these prophets saw themselves as reformers , who had a vocation to transform the religious vision of their time . |
| 3 | Of course , as we shall see , not all policemen see themselves as Rambo in police uniform , and the emotional effects of routine policing cam be as traumatic for some men . |
| 4 | Yes , but er I think that erm , before we champion er , or back er people like Mr Yeltsin and say that they rep represent progressive forces , I 'd like to be clear about where those forces see themselves going , because I do n't see nationalism as a progressive force in the er , in the last decade of the twentieth century , I think we need to be concentrating on those people who are trying to build a new international order rather than splitting things up in the Soviet Union in a way which may be catastrophic . |
| 5 | For their part any incomers see themselves as having made considerable sacrifices to come to Shetland , giving up their homes in the south near friends and perhaps relatives , and facing the possibility that while they are away inflation will ensure that they can not afford to buy their old houses back again when they return ( hence the price guarantees that the airlines are obliged to offer on their employees ' houses in Shetland ) . |
| 6 | Most skinheads see themselves as straightforward blokes and birds , more honest than the soul boys , more working class than the punks and the posers , rougher and tougher than the mods . |