Example sentences of "[vb infin] see [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean you did n't want to see her knickers ? ’ said Sheila . |
| 2 | He might want to see her grocery list and cross a few things off . |
| 3 | ‘ How can a mother not want to see her daughter ? ’ |
| 4 | Just you — she does n't want to see her stepfather . ’ |
| 5 | It is not an obvious answer to the brief and we would want to see what reaction this would get . |
| 6 | ‘ These men had been trained to do specific jobs and we did not want to see their skills just thrown away . ’ |
| 7 | He was concerned that parents would want to see their children doing ‘ real ’ maths , and advised injecting investigations into the existing syllabus instead . |
| 8 | Do we want to see him hammer nails up his nostrils ? |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't want to see your ass around here again — understand ? |
| 10 | Or do you know your name of your solicitor , do you want to see your solicitor ? |
| 11 | Albert Why do you want to see your solicitor ? |
| 12 | I did n't mean that I do n't want to see your house . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , Albert , you 're not going to do that , she does n't want to see your bricks . ’ |
| 14 | They just stood on the doorstep and said : ‘ Do n't you want to see your mother ? ’ |
| 15 | Do n't you want to see your mother ? |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't you want to see your brothers ? ’ she asked quickly . |
| 17 | ‘ Whatever they do will personally sadden me because I do not want to see my constituency chopped up , ’ he said . |
| 18 | He said he did n't want to see my baby , and that I had to go into a home for unmarried mothers . |
| 19 | I became so quiet and lonely and sometimes I did n't even want to see my husband ( after my daughter was born and when she was a baby ) . |
| 20 | Do we really want to see our flag waving from garages , second-hand car dealers and road-side cafes 365 days a year , as in America ? |
| 21 | But what I did n't know was he was a member of the local mafia and did n't want to see his chance of making a fortune disappear into thin air . |
| 22 | In Germany , by contrast , technical education was well advanced , and Napoleon had had the foresight to create institutions of excellence which would provide France with its future engineers , agriculturalists and the rest ; but many an English self-made man would want to see his offspring succeed in altogether ‘ cleaner ’ and more respectable fields , making their mark as doctors , lawyers , Oxford classicists or even politicians . |
| 23 | I did n't look at Bob ; did n't want to see his disapproval , all too wretchedly aware that I had n't done very well . |
| 24 | ‘ He said he 'd seen the film once an' did n't want to see it agen . ’ |
| 25 | That in itself may sound daunting , but on its centennial in 1993 the museum would prefer to see its situation as an asset . |
| 26 | His solicitor , Cameron Fyfe , said : ‘ The court recognises that Mr McTear will not survive to see his case to its completion , as this process could take several years . |
| 27 | Ca n't wait to see their face ! |
| 28 | Christine did n't wait to see what damage she 'd caused . |
| 29 | The company 's two daily commuter coach services from Braintree and Chelmsford are expected to be busy , but managers will wait to see what demand there is before deciding whether to run additional vehicles . |
| 30 | Robin 's mother Dorothy says now , she ca n't wait to see her son again . |