Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] see [pos pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yet that high broad forehead was his , the little tilted nose was his , his the pointed — although in her case , flat — ears , and in her huge eyes he saw his own little ones . |
| 2 | One day I saw my own face in the water of the river . |
| 3 | One day I saw my own face in the water of the river . |
| 4 | On the one hand he saw his own suspicions mirrored in the Bishop 's eyes , on the other Wishart realised that such an interview might alienate the French and cause more trouble than it was worth . |
| 5 | and er , I mean what she saw of Kerry was , she dropped her here at quarter to nine , she picked her up between five and half past and the rest of her she saw around kid , the rest of the time she saw her own kid and er Julia was to have her until she went to school , so I mean how can there be any bond there , which there ca n't , but the mother said herself I had her because it was the done thing so I mean it 's , it 's today in n it do n't you think ? |
| 6 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |
| 7 | For a breathspace he saw his own body ; he thought that Taliesin and Fribble had carried it to a settle beneath a window , and he wanted to grasp at them , for they had been dear , good friends , and the knowledge that he would never see them again was scarcely to be borne . |