Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] see a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jay at three in the morning — hello , young lovers , wherever you are ! — drunk , suddenly had to see a picture of Lucy . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ No , I 'm sorry , I just wanted to see a nurse . |
| 6 | Men still hated to see a woman succeed . |
| 7 | To obtain true security in Europe , NATO still wanted to see a reduction of Russia 's conventional strength , which remained overwhelming , and as in the 1970s there was some concern that Moscow and Washington could together decide the fate of Europe without European representation . |
| 8 | America , Canada , Britain and Sweden are all now expected to see a fall in economic output this year ; America 's GNP is forecast to shrink by 0.4% . |
| 9 | To be quite honest man , I 've never really , never really did see a problem . |
| 10 | He witnessed the success of Dermovate cream in one sufferer and even went to see a Harley Street physician . |
| 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 | Matthew Blake certainly seemed to see a Charity Marlowe that nobody else had ever seen . |
| 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 | A sound caused her to jump slightly and she half turned to see a figure silhouetted in the doorway . |
| 15 | By the end of that second night I never wanted to see a chip again . |