Example sentences of "[noun] had see [art] [num] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Bowen said that ambulancemen had seen the two bodies lying on the living room floor .
2 Mr Matthews said that UK food and drink exports to Canada had risen by 15 per cent since 1989 while those to the US had seen an 11 per cent lift .
3 He watched the young man 's face , now set in the sort of bored , practised , professional expression Grout had seen a hundred times before .
4 The year had seen a 50 per cent increase in expenditure on acquisitions , in order to strengthen the Group 's activity base .
5 Mr Gummer said last year had seen an 11 per cent recovery in farm incomes , there were encouraging signs for the future and farmers could be cautiously optimistic about the year ahead .
6 Tony had seen the four standing dejectedly on the street corner and he put his foot on the brake pedal , bringing the vehicle to a shuddering halt .
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