Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb past] see the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He unfolded it carefully , took a stub of pencil from his ammunition pouch , and marked a cross where he had seen the enemy cavalry . |
| 2 | Indeed , it is an oddity that he seemed to see the criminal justice system as being the only aspect of the environment that influences individual decisions about whether it is worthwhile to commit crime or not . |
| 3 | The Lord of the Manor had sent word that he wished to see the players . |
| 4 | ‘ And Doyle never referred to the fact that he 'd seen the Asian girl near to Charlie 's ? ’ |
| 5 | It was on the pier at Stranraer that he 'd seen the man first , in the shed where they searched the cars . |
| 6 | James Tomlinson could not and still does not believe that he imagined seeing the mysterious passenger . |
| 7 | He said that they were professional witnesses from London , explaining that , if a prosecution lawyer was having difficulty in obtaining a conviction , he would handsomely reward a witness who would state under oath that he had seen the crime committed . |
| 8 | He later went on to say that he had seen the same man in the vicinity about 5.30 to 6.00 , and that he seemed to be heading for the Oliver 's shop . |
| 9 | In the block somebody said that he had seen the whole incident . |
| 10 | But the earl insinuated a restraining hand , though without any indication that he had seen the impending clash . |
| 11 | But he became weary of his creation and with Doctor Dolittle in the Moon ( 1928 ) he hoped that he had seen the end of his hero . |
| 12 | Those had been her words , and if she was being exact , they would mean that he had seen the icebound vessel from the air , exactly as Sunderby had seen it . |
| 13 | He said that he had seen the girl and the hounds running close behind her . |
| 14 | He touched her eyes , her mouth , her nose , and Tallis understood that he had seen the hints of the face within the wood . |
| 15 | She knew from his voice that he had seen the news too , and she had never been so glad to hear a friendly voice . |
| 16 | That he had seen the two talking ? |
| 17 | The landlord , God rest him — the fellow has since died — suddenly spoke up , declaring that he had seen the ghost of Sir Bartholomew Burghgesh . |
| 18 | After the Stanleys ' ambivalent behaviour in 1469–71 Edward may have seen his brother 's presence in the region as a useful counterbalance , but it is unlikely that he wanted to see the Stanleys totally eclipsed . |
| 19 | Take the statement that he wanted to see the German play of which he had heard some praise , and consider substituting the co-referring description " the Left-wing play whose inept performance will make him wish he had stayed at home " . |
| 20 | There would be no reason for the trunk to be disturbed , and if Carson decided that he wanted to see the other diaries it would be a simple matter to get hold of them . |
| 21 | After the Stanleys ' ambivalent behaviour in 1469–71 Edward may have seen his brother 's presence in the region as a useful counterbalance , but it is unlikely that he wanted to see the Stanleys totally eclipsed . |
| 22 | After seeing him , because he thought that once he 'd seen the consultant it would then take some time to get the treatment started , but they must have got themselves over that . |
| 23 | Her spirits swooped up again , although there had been no mention of spray-painting , and he had seen the scribbled slogans on the envelope on the table . |
| 24 | ‘ I wonder what the Reverend Henry Solly would have said if he had seen the tremendous progress made by the Union over the past few years . ’ |
| 25 | No , not some fanatical carp angler frightened of someone looking in his bait box , but carp that mouthed a bait and spat it out before the angler could strike — if he 'd seen the bite , that is . |
| 26 | He had a microphone in his hand and his eyes were set way back in his head , as if he 'd seen the Lord once too often . |
| 27 | Deteriorating eyesight compelled him to give up painting in 1975 , but he lived to see the beginning of a major revival of his reputation . |
| 28 | Lucille half stood , as if to reveal herself to Sharpe , but he had seen the Duke and , seemingly oblivious of the effect his entrance had caused on the ball 's guests , now strode between the tables to the Duke 's side . |
| 29 | Francis was trying to divide his attention between the little moving pictures and the Doctor 's argument with the dreadful Lacuna woman , but he had seen the blond girl smile in a way that made her face look almost unattractive , and he had heard her whisper savagely . |
| 30 | But he had seen the look on her face . |