Example sentences of "[adj] see [pers pn] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't be grumpy or touchy now — you 'll be glad to see them after 26.2 miles and you want them to be happy to see you too . |
| 2 | We should be able to see her on one of your screens , my pretty . ’ |
| 3 | Whereas we treat human excreta as something to be neutralized with chemicals and politely disposed of , the Chinese see it as one more resource . |
| 4 | She had first seen it on one of the standards fluttering in the throne room . |
| 5 | When the new owners who proposed to convert the barn first saw it in 1978 , the whole structure had been used for stabling horses , and accordingly , brick partitions had been erected to form stalls inside . |
| 6 | Dear Willis — As I am informed by those who ought to know that you have " taken the ground " somewhere near London River , I expect you can tell me the whereabouts of the dear old Fortuna , built 1892 , rigged when I last saw her in 1920 as a square foresail brigantine . |