Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] see [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only managed to see the second programme when still perhaps a little punch-drunk from over-exposure to Bournonville at the Copenhagen festival , but I relished the four examples of choreography by Mark Morris and Lar Lubovitch , particularly when they showed off Baryshnikov . |
| 2 | I suddenly wanted to see the green-leafed Devon river banks and to feel the grey sharp waves of the Channel buffeting my hull . |
| 3 | I suddenly wanted to see the work I was doing laid out in front of me . |
| 4 | I was in the US over the summer ( yes , I just happened to see a couple of the England games ) and it was the same there — ordinary match-going footie fans who like a drink and a bit of crack ( fun , that is ) , and who all supported loads of different teams mixing together happily enough . |
| 5 | ‘ No , I 'm sorry , I just wanted to see a nurse . |
| 6 | I just wanted to see the house again , to look at my father 's things . |
| 7 | But I 'd never had any problems with my periods , so when I finally decided to see a specialist , I was more curious than anything else . ’ |
| 8 | Will and I always went to see the plays . |
| 9 | ‘ I was on the other end of the question for most of my life as a British Telecom customer manager , and I always tried to see the view of the underdog , because there is just a chance he might be right , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I kept reading and my knowledge kept growing , but I still wanted to see an owl 's nest and experience the thrill of actually seeing one in flight , in the feather , so to speak . |
| 11 | ‘ I fully expected to see a hangar out there and there was n't one ’ , lamented Kermit as we looked through the many pictures he had brought with him to the Reno Air Races . |
| 12 | Prowling on through the foul open area , wrapped in such pleasant fantasies , I almost failed to see the furtive movement on the edge of my vision . |
| 13 | Probably if it had n't have been for Sister Helen and I would have never have been able to b catch the at all because I never came to see a doctor . |
| 14 | ‘ I never thought to see a Tyrian at my table , but you 're very welcome , sir . ’ |
| 15 | I never thought to see the day , and all because I said I fiddled with wireless . |
| 16 | By the end of that second night I never wanted to see a chip again . |
| 17 | The Variety Club 's Chief Barker , Marsha Ratcliff , said : ‘ You only had to see the expressions on the competitors ’ faces to see how much they were enjoying themselves . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If you promise not to tell anyone , ’ Margaret said , when she finally got to see a doctor , ‘ I nearly had it done the old way , you know , with a knitting needle , then I lost my nerve . ’ |
| 19 | Despite being repeatedly arrested and brought back home , bruised and beaten by the police , she finally got to see the King by throwing herself into the road in front of the Royal car . |
| 20 | yes well it 's only just like you do if you 've not got erm teletext and you just wanted to see the picture . |
| 21 | They ranged from a tiny mouse , with lifelike whiskers and a twitchy nose , to a metre-high Pied Piper , whose grin was so wickedly triumphant that she almost expected to see the children of Hamlin following behind . |
| 22 | Though she never lived to see the day , six of her sons became priests and four of her daughters nuns . |
| 23 | ‘ So you never did see the bar-tailed lark ? ’ |
| 24 | A sound caused her to jump slightly and she half turned to see a figure silhouetted in the doorway . |
| 25 | Glancing round at Ursula , Charlotte realized she too had seen the figure . |
| 26 | We also went to see the Museo do Pobo Galego , which has fascinating exhibits on rural life , including horréos or granaries , which are found in almost every country garden and look like a stone garden shed on stilts . |
| 27 | oh yes , we never got to see the fields did we , cos the mist coming out ? |
| 28 | They hardly expected to see the BMW waiting for them at the dockside , but after they had parked the car and got the ticket , they began to look at their watches , and each other . |
| 29 | They also wished to see the principle of popular election extended beyond Parliament , and suggested that magistrates and judges should be elected annually . |
| 30 | It amused him for a moment to speculate about the others , if they too had seen the paragraph and whether they had been astonished and afraid . |