Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then followed Duncan through the small terminal to where they could look out of the window at the tarmac ramp , on to the military side , where Duncan had seen the transporter . |
| 2 | Then he looked up sharply and , revealing more of the contents of his mouth than Kelly wished to see , said , ‘ Well , get on with it then . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Gandhi 's murder came in the middle of a general-election campaign that had already been marred by more killing , intimidation and vote-grabbing than India had seen in any of its nine previous elections . |
| 4 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |
| 5 | She was not sure what she would do if Lorimer refused to see her . |
| 6 | For the moment , she did n't stop to wonder why she would have been so distressed if Tom had seen that unpleasant kiss . |
| 7 | If Oliver had seen him now he would not think he was a man who was finished , he would see a desperate will to survive and defend himself . |
| 8 | And if Oliver wants to see me — which might be a good idea if I can talk some sense into him — then I 'll only do so if I 've cleared it with Stuart first . |
| 9 | This may be well , but what if God has seen and death ensue , then I shall be no more and Adam wedded to another Eve shall live with her enjoying I extinct a death to think . |
| 10 | It 's only after that that once again she begins to be worried at possible consequences ‘ What if God hath seen and death ensue , then I shall be no more and Adam wedded to another Eve ’ and therefore , of course , ‘ Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe ’ . |
| 11 | The front door slammed distantly , the Aston Martin 's tyres scattered the gravel noisily on the drive , and still she stood there , torn inside , unmoving , until Charles came to see if she was coming with them to the hospital to visit Lucy . |
| 12 | Yet if Mosley came to see Lloyd George as a fellow economic radical , objections to the management of Irish policy divided them in the early 1920s . |
| 13 | Wait a minute cos Bryony wants to see moorhens . |
| 14 | It was a dream , it had been a long time since Hari had seen her mother smile for the death of her husband had knocked all the spirit out of Win Morgan . |
| 15 | It had been over a year since Katherine had seen him and again she was struck by the magnetism of those coal dark eyes , the indolence of his gestures as he took her hand and playfully brought it to his lips . |
| 16 | For example , there are large refugee populations in the surrounding states , while Honduras has seen a greatly increased US presence and the growing militarization of its society . |
| 17 | It had been four years since Jessamy had seen her , and she did n't seem to have changed at all . |
| 18 | While Sedgwick had seen some encouraging new business gains in the early weeks of this year , ‘ our overall view for 1993 remains cautious ’ . |
| 19 | It was six weeks since Busacher had seen her , and she 'd certainly fined down , not a lot , but enough to make a difference . |
| 20 | The appointment of Boulares was considered to reflect the current prominence in Tunisian foreign policy of the Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37631-41 ] and Arab relations , since Khelil had seen foreign debt and relations with creditor countries as his main preoccupation . |
| 21 | Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 . |
| 22 | Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 . |
| 23 | Half an hour after Rachaela had seen Ruth into the house , Emma 's knock sounded on the door . |
| 24 | Leeds should have gone on to pile up a big score but after Wallace had seen a close-range shot blocked by Coton and Gary McAllister 's lob was cleared off the line by Kernaghan , the tide turned . |
| 25 | He shut his eyes for a moment , but not before Kate had seen a flicker of private anguish . |
| 26 | Yes , I 'm all right , ’ Tamar replied , opening her eyes and then veiling them with the black sweep of her lashes , but not before Tempy had seen the gleam of triumph in their topaz depths . |
| 27 | ‘ She was one of our clients , ’ Luke cut in swiftly , and turned immediately to Heather , but not before Merrill had seen the shutter which had slammed down over his face at the mention of Elise . |
| 28 | She hurried out , but not before Harriet had seen the haunted look was back in her eyes . |
| 29 | But the sounds of gasping breath rasped and echoed as Cardiff turned to see that Jimmy and Barbara were still standing in the stairwell . |
| 30 | In need of money , he agreed to take on work as an artist 's model when Ricky Stride said he knew of an artist who would employ him , for Minton had seen photographs of Bowler and had remarked what a good model he would make . |