Example sentences of "[conj] seeing [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He started keeping Fred and himself to timetables , so that she knew where she was , and cut out eating with Fred after the show or seeing him in the daytime at weekends . |
| 2 | The only exception to this rule was Uncle Jack , who clearly had his sights set on several more whiskies when Charlotte insisted , at Ursula 's request , on driving him to the station and seeing him aboard the London train . |
| 3 | Indeed there is no doubt that in overthrowing capitalism , and seeing it as the source of all modern evils , the Soviets saw themselves as the true heirs of the Enlightenment . |
| 4 | Then one morning I did not go early for my paper , and seeing it on the mat Cedric brought it to me . |
| 5 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 6 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 7 | Julius looked at her jeans and T-shirt , as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 8 | Eddie 's gaze ran on round the room , taking in , as if seeing them for the first time , the stool and easel , the framed reproduction Leonardo drawings on the walls , the low divan bed . |
| 9 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 10 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 11 | She sat down before the dressing-table , automatically picking up a hairbrush , but the sight of her own reflection in the mirror distracted her , and for long moments she simply stared at her own face , as if seeing it through the eyes of a stranger . |
| 12 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 13 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 14 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 15 | True , he 'd had that weird feeling in the hall , but seeing her on the landing a moment ago had been no illusion . |
| 16 | But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place . |
| 17 | She had been tricking herself earlier into thinking that he did , that their friendship was nearly as important to him as it was to her , but seeing him in the garden with Marise tonight , and hearing about his marriage , unhappy though it had been , had made her realise that friendship was never as important as passion — at least , she was sure , not to a man . |
| 18 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |