Example sentences of "[verb] to see [pers pn] in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 D' you want to see me in prison ? ’
2 I was able to go to see her in hospital .
3 You want to see me in gaol .
4 We want to see them in action against South Africa .
5 I can not want a man who wants to see me in gaol .
6 ‘ Have you … tried to see him in hospital ? ’
7 MAY 1993 During the Khmelnitski exchange visit to Hunterston great interest was shown in TOP and the Director and Deputy Director of Khmelnitski NPP sat in on a team meeting to see it in action .
8 So funnily enough , the girl that I made friends with when I was a tracer , Penny , erm she came to see me in land army uniform you see , and I said , ’ Right , if I ca n't go in the forces , I 'll join the land army ’ , so I said ’ alright ’ .
9 ‘ Father Laverty came to see me in hospital two days after the birth and had the nerve to look at my beautiful baby and ask me to put her up for adoption . ’
10 Without legal connections and with little money , he judged that progress would be easier in the provinces and went to Manchester , where he built up a mainly civil practice until Sir David Napley , Jeremy Thorpe 's solicitor , happened to see him in action .
11 Just because he 'd said he would like to see her in red .
12 ‘ I 'd like to see you in red , Folly .
13 You must have a pre-arranged signal and I 'd like to see it in action . ’
14 I went to see her in panto , honestly , she was terrible , she whined yeah her voice was even more marked Aus Australian than it is on here .
15 Next day , as soon as I 'd finished giving a police statement about a drug addict who had threatened me and attempted to steal syringes and prescriptions , I went to see her in hospital .
16 Helmut went to see him in hospital .
17 Which is going to disappoint an awful lot of women who flocked to see them in town a year ago .
18 However , many things had happened during the two years since she had been told that her mother had died of the fever and that , prior to this , she had not been allowed to see her in case she should catch it and spread it further .
19 That 's why I was the only one she would allow to see her in hospital .
20 And they wish your Grace joy , and comfort in the favour God has shown to your arms , and the Lord Henry trusts to see you in health and spirits at the assembly of your parliament at the month 's end . ’
21 ‘ You 're sweet , ’ she said simply , knowing then that because his lack of enthusiasm on Saturday had worried him , he had determined to see her in person that morning .
22 One day they were told that a police officer wished to see them in connection with the charges already preferred .
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