Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] see [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel Cramer came round to see Quinn during the lunch-hour , London time . |
| 2 | I 'd never seen Paula in , in glasses , ever , other than in photographs |
| 3 | I went down to see Will at ten o'clock after |
| 4 | She seemed so sanguine that he started to enjoy his leave and they all three went off to see Mona in Jermyn Street , who greeted them with her usual generous hospitality , very little of which was at her or their expense , but who had not seen Charles since his transformation from 2nd Lieutenant to Guardsman . |
| 5 | Tucking it into one of the saddlebags , he looked up to see Mariana with one Greener slung over her shoulders . |
| 6 | Dexter did not see Blanche for another few hours . |
| 7 | He then went into the Army and did not see Minton for some time . |
| 8 | Her friends on the bridge saw the boat , but they did not see Anne under the tree . |
| 9 | He went to all the openings , parties and dinners that he wanted to and frequently did not see Constance for several days . |
| 10 | She did not see Joe for a few days and then one Friday as she walked past she saw him in the teashop and went in to join him . |
| 11 | A very striking example was told me not long since by someone who attended a dinner party in Moscow soon after Gagarin 's space trip — the Gagarin who had reported that he did not see God in space ( see p. 57 ) . |
| 12 | I did n't see Ted for a while after that . |
| 13 | This is reflected in such comments as that of the Russian astronaut Gagarin who said , " I did n't see God in space " , or of the scientist who says , " You ca n't prove God exists " , or of the literalist church-goer who says , " If you do n't go to church you are not worshipping God " , or of the religious fanatic who says , " God tells me what to do " . |
| 14 | ‘ After the bust-up I did n't see Rick for several weeks , ’ Lou began . |
| 15 | Although I did n't see Charlie for months , I rang Eva almost every day for a full report . |
| 16 | Had not seen Anna since then , but he said , ‘ Why does n't Nahum do something about making things easier for Anna ? ’ |
| 17 | I had not seen Otley for some time and climbed up on the wall for a better view . |
| 18 | I had not seen Hugo for three hours . |
| 19 | He had not seen Karr in more than three years . |
| 20 | She had not seen Angela since the weekend before the one on which she had disappeared , but had spoken to her twice on the telephone . |
| 21 | She seemed so sanguine that he started to enjoy his leave and they all three went off to see Mona in Jermyn Street , who greeted them with her usual generous hospitality , very little of which was at her or their expense , but who had not seen Charles since his transformation from 2nd Lieutenant to Guardsman . |
| 22 | It occurred to him as he walked that he had not seen Taheb since their visit to the palace compound . |
| 23 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 24 | I had not seen Leeds at the time ’ ? |
| 25 | He saw Anna occasionally but he had not seen Freda for years though he had to admit that he might not have recognised her had he passed her in the street . |
| 26 | Patrick had always seen Jane as a maid , she walked , talked and acted as a maid . |
| 27 | It had been the first time that he had really seen Sara in tears . |
| 28 | I thought for a moment that I had come second ; I had n't seen Ben at all . |
| 29 | I had n't seen Nell at all either . |
| 30 | I HAD N'T seen Nirvana since December '91 , when they 'd played the Transmusicales Festival in Rennes , France . |