Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | School parties were bused in to see the existing power stations in action . |
| 2 | Sunday and they were , say they were going down to see her in hospital , I mean that 's terrible one arm and living on your own , I do n't know how she 'll manage |
| 3 | David and Geoffrey were perfectly welcome because they were English , but I was not welcome because I was American , so while they were staying on to see the May Day Parade , I was meant to leave and fly to Berlin where I would wait for David and Geoffrey who were going on by train through Poland . |
| 4 | And they were coming in to see this book shop . |
| 5 | ‘ After she learned that you knew me and were coming down to see me ? ’ |
| 6 | On Thursday we were taken out to see a revolutionary opera , and it was quite an experience , especially as we were sitting in the 2nd row of the stalls , within ear-splitting distance of the gongs and drums which play a large part in the orchestral accompaniment . |
| 7 | Only thirty people were allowed in to see me at one time . |
| 8 | Yes , go through the first five minutes , there were all different tasks , erm , at first , the girls were making up a basic jingle that would be about thirty seconds , and everyone else was looking through to see what words they should use . |
| 9 | From the balcony , she was pushed forwards to see an immense display of fireworks above the town below . |
| 10 | This touched a raw nerve and Muccio was instructed immediately to see Rhee and protest at this ‘ grave breach [ of ] ordinary diplomatic courtesy ’ . |
| 11 | The first call was at MEHQ where Stirling , sporting a full black beard , was shown in to see Auchinleck . |
| 12 | Hours later an investigation involving firemen and police was going on to see if the fire was arson . |
| 13 | Jenny had digs on the Iffley Road and I was going there to see her , to tell her , to break it to her , to break her fragile , trusting heart . |
| 14 | The landlady was going out to see the workers among her hay some miles down the glen ; her man-servant ( the Hermit of Glencoe ) drove , and she asked if I would come with them as far as they went . |
| 15 | After the usual formalities , and the realisation that ‘ You 're British are n't you ? ’ the officer 's colleague was called up to see AutoRoute do its mapping marvels . |
| 16 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 17 | ‘ What about Saturday , the following night , when Matthew was called out to see to the lights at Morvyl — did you hear him going or coming back ? ’ |
| 18 | Having also admired Anna greatly , she was shamed deeply to see that ‘ something terrible and cruel in her charm ’ affected Vronsky . |
| 19 | ‘ I was coming over to see you but things have happened . |
| 20 | By this time she was out of bed and Charlotte was running upstairs to see what the commotion was about . |
| 21 | said he was running round to see his dad and he 's got a car now , he passed his test , he 's got a little Renault and he 's as stupid as a |
| 22 | So that was the journey waybill and that was handed in at the end of the day and from that and a visual check of the tickets that were returned by him to the ticket office , they could tell which tickets were missing and therefore they were sold to him and er there be , there was the odd shortages but in those days if anybody was short in his takings by , I think it was about sixpence in those days , he was the subject of a another warning by letter and if he persisted , well then he was brought in to see the Traffic Superintendent who erm , could suspend him for two or three days , so he lost pay for two or three days . |
| 23 | I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel . |
| 24 | When Beth pushed open the kitchen door , she was taken aback to see that Cissie was not alone . |
| 25 | But when Alice was taken in to see her on the second day , she was sitting up in a swansdown wrap , surrounded by flowers . |
| 26 | She stood regarding him with a serious intensity as he let in the clutch and turned the car and he had the impression that she was watching critically to see how he handled it . |