Example sentences of "[conj] see [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 | It would have been better if we could have come at the weekend & seen something of the family , but Richard had long-standing plans involving friends of his who could only come ( from Macclesfield ) on Saturday . |
| 3 | It was also a pleasant break from air-travel to go by road from Agra to Delhi , and to see something of the country . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Then one morning I did not go early for my paper , and seeing it on the mat Cedric brought it to me . |
| 7 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 8 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 9 | Julius looked at her jeans and T-shirt , as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 15 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 16 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 17 | Now that we have looked at Wharram Percy deserted village and seen something of the 30-year long excavations there , we should look at other studies and excavations on village sites which seem to suggest the same developments implied at Wharram Percy . |
| 18 | ‘ I just happened to wake up and see her in the courtyard . |
| 19 | He 'd asked me to go and see him in the evening to continue the interview . |
| 20 | He held for Alice altogether a great fascination , but she steadfastly refused offers to go and see him in the nursery , and ignored him the few occasions he was on show . |
| 21 | ‘ Why not go and see him in the proper way instead of lurking around by night ? ’ |
| 22 | I decided after all it would be better to go and see him in the shop like you said — ’ |
| 23 | So , if any of you would like to come and see us at the salon we will both be there and very happy to see and answer any of your questions . |
| 24 | PS Will call and see you on the way back if you 've got no battles lined up . |
| 25 | I 'll come and see you in the mental hospital if you promise not to cause a scene . |
| 26 | ‘ Go to sleep and your papa will come and see you in the morning . ’ |
| 27 | the first year and the most you get out of them is they do n't even bother to come and see you in the corridor do , who went down ? |
| 28 | Lampi has known Emmett Chapman since he started playing music , and sees himself as the Stick 's embassador . |
| 29 | In France the representative bureaucrat involved in space has had an elite technical or scientific education and sees himself as the partner and motivator of the innovative businessman . |
| 30 | He moves to the window alongside , and sees her inside the office moving away from the door . |