Example sentences of "see [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They can be treated in the short term with an anti-male hormone injection from the vet and this will see them safely through difficult periods without the need for the unkindest cut . |
| 32 | Before Jos could knock at the door , it was opened by a tiny old woman bent at such an angle that she could not see them without straightening up , her head cocked to one enquiring side . |
| 33 | The grubs and beetles try to hide themselves in secret places where none shall see them , but nevertheless there are many which are swallowed whole in one swift plunge and gobble . |
| 34 | He could see them coming out under the hand : And close your eyes with holy dread . |
| 35 | Usually I did this by writing to people asking if I might come and see them to find out how they were getting on . |
| 36 | Does it mean that the survivor will never see them again in whatever sort of afterlife they envisage ? |
| 37 | And I can see them all , |
| 38 | They 're in a crucial period and you can help see them safely through it . |
| 39 | Do you see in the first two movements of the Fifth and in the whole of the Sixth a certain prophetic note , or do you see them in purely musical terms ? |
| 40 | They buy the records and the video , so on days like this I must come out and see them and say ‘ Thank you ’ because I am in their debt . |
| 41 | She walked out of the cottage where she and Pilade were lodged in charge of Mr Landor and along the road to Siena so that she might see them approach before anyone . |
| 42 | I expect , if there are some other blocks still in place , that you can see them from underneath , in the dock . ’ |
| 43 | I have to look after two dear little boys , but these days I can only see them growing up to behave so cruelly towards women . |
| 44 | True , there was a mixed Italian and German team climbing not far away , heading for the Traverse of the Gods ; he could see them but for some reason they could n't see him . |
| 45 | There is a strong feeling inside the Tory campaign that incumbency , like the mighty bulk of an oil tanker , will see them through . |
| 46 | ‘ But when they do see them , their reaction is always the same . |
| 47 | THIS season garden centres are heavily stocked with camellias , and you can see them in flower , since these evergreens bloom from their early days . |
| 48 | And there if you went you could see them : |
| 49 | Slowly , and your hands where I can see them , ’ Trent cautioned . |
| 50 | Did you see them ? ’ |
| 51 | ‘ I ca n't abide things you have to peer at through a magnifying glass before you can see them , ’ he said , and pulled open the bottom drawer . |
| 52 | They live in Portugal , I do n't see them , neither does my father , we do n't like them . ’ |
| 53 | Even under the ice she could see them suspended — ’ |
| 54 | You can just see them from where you stand now ; they are tantalizingly inaccessible to the public . |
| 55 | They may be all right to eat but they 're the devil to pick because they 're so small you can hardly see them . ’ |
| 56 | You can see them away down the river for miles now . |
| 57 | Most days they were invisible behind low cloud , but if Martha could not see them she could always feel them in the cold fury of the river and the eddying downdraughts of chill air which occasionally penetrated the valley . |
| 58 | ‘ Let me see them laugh , just — ’ The sailing master called up to him to take care , but he paid no heed . |
| 59 | ‘ It 's not likely that you will see them , for who would be foolish enough to be laughing before your eyes ? |
| 60 | Waistcoats or sleeveless pullovers sometimes worn with suits , though you could n't see them when the top button was done up . |