Example sentences of "see my " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I shift in my harness and lean nervously backwards I can see my partner creeping nearer on a wall of loosely compacted rubble , brushing and blowing the sand from the holds as he swings upwards . |
| 2 | You can see my point — that even the simplest of overcalls can steer opponents into strange misjudgements . |
| 3 | I noticed I could see my breath . |
| 4 | If I were looking for a record deal , I would be pursuing individual A&R people , getting them to come and see my band . |
| 5 | The second one : having got over the actual evacuation and the idea that I probably would n't ever see my mother again , being evacuated in itself was great . |
| 6 | If you can see my meaning , it is well . |
| 7 | ‘ I think I 'll go and see my friend , ’ said Mrs Wright . |
| 8 | And you 'll see my babies . ’ |
| 9 | Unwisely , I let Dana see my drafts of these poems , and at once I could sense his disapproval , his jealousy even , that I had written the poems myself . |
| 10 | ‘ You should see my bank account . ’ |
| 11 | Even Moses , when he asked to see God 's glory , was told , ‘ You can not see my face ; for man shall not see me and live ’ ( Exod. |
| 12 | ‘ You wan na see my bay-bee ? ’ she said it as though she was pleased , or even flattered . |
| 13 | I would find it very difficult to go into a situation , like a communal changing room in a big store , where other women would see my body . |
| 14 | ‘ People can see my collar , so I must stop , ’ he told me gravely . |
| 15 | ‘ While the show was going on they were peering at other faces in the audience and saying things like ‘ I think I can see my mother ’ and ‘ I think I can see my uncle . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ While the show was going on they were peering at other faces in the audience and saying things like ‘ I think I can see my mother ’ and ‘ I think I can see my uncle . ’ |
| 17 | I would see my house occupied by other people . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll never see my brother again , ’ she moaned , hating herself for sounding so foolish when her grief was so vast . |
| 19 | John 's letter to Hanns about the second Ballet Club visit , just before he himself left for Cape Town , ends with the remark ‘ You will soon be back to gossip and see my new nose ! ’ |
| 20 | From my second-floor vantage point I could see my classmates as they tumbled out into the quad playing catch with my shoes . |
| 21 | I could just see my hand when I held it out . |
| 22 | I remember seeing the red card and looking up , there was 30,000 people jeering and I could see my dad in the front row of the directors ’ box . |
| 23 | They 'll see my faults and then they wo n't like me any more . |
| 24 | Then she took a quick look at Vern and said to me , ‘ You must come and see my photos , Bina . |
| 25 | I got to my feet and helped them , and Nell with teasing amusement watched me fold pink napkins into water lilies and said , ‘ Well , well , hidden depths , ’ and I answered , ‘ You should see my dishwashing , ’ which were the sort of infantile surface remarks of something we both guessed might suddenly become serious . |
| 26 | How can I see my aunt 's will ? |
| 27 | ‘ Did you see my dad ? |
| 28 | He told my father that he could see my father 's guide and that proof was possible : all my father had to do was relax on a bed , say the Lord 's Prayer , then call out the name Massa . |
| 29 | Can I see my grandfather ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll just see my father to a taxi and come back for you . ’ |