Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] see a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wondered whether there had been others , also tucked out of sight , and he tried again to see a connection between the recipients he knew of . |
| 2 | And I 'd just seen a colleague come and go in less than three months … |
| 3 | I went to see the semi-finals of the Midland Bank Championships in Brighton — the first time I 'd ever seen a tennis match live . |
| 4 | I do n't think he 'd ever seen a woman shop that fast ! ’ |
| 5 | I 'd also seen a probation person . |
| 6 | She 'd never seen a boy so thin and pale-looking . |
| 7 | Angalo had found a pebble that was almost the right shape to attach to a twig with strips torn off his coat ; he 'd never seen a stone axe in his life , but he had a definite feeling that there were useful things that could be done with a stone tied to the end of a stick . |
| 8 | Anyone would think you 'd never seen a chocolate before ! |
| 9 | He also agreed he 'd never seen a skull fracture caused by a blow to the nose . |
| 10 | I 'd never seen a weapon like that before — only military rifles . |
| 11 | Anyone would think he 'd never seen a Kobold before . |
| 12 | Hundreds of fans turned out to see a plaque unveiled at Joe 's birthplace , Number One , Market Place in Newent . |
| 13 | Presently Anna turned round to see a girl of about six shaking Corrie by the shoulders . |
| 14 | I felt something wet on my leg and turned round to see a coffee stain spreading across a now ordinary hearth-rug and my fingers once more where they should be . |
| 15 | ‘ However , on the day in question I turned round to see a car coming slowly towards me , and I stepped aside . |
| 16 | Alerted by an ominous creaking sound coming from near his feet , Dauntless glanced down to see a trapdoor in the floor being opened from beneath . |
| 17 | With his video recorder still running , he dashed outside to see a youth sprinting down Kingston Street in the Corporation Road area . |
| 18 | But anyway , my Dawn , Dawn 's mother went down to see a show in London not so long ago , stayed er , stayed two nights in a hotel , it was o it was only like ninety odd pound for them . |
| 19 | when we down to London last week , we went in to see a friend of ours , she works in the sandwich bar |
| 20 | We went through to see a couple of remarkable rock formations , the Trident and the Judge — no prizes for guessing where they got their names . |
| 21 | Creeping to the windows of the married quarters in which she was still living since her husband 's sudden and secret posting , she looked up to see a mass of twinkling red , green and white lights , as wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead with unceasing regularity , making the earth shake beneath them as they roared southwards to the English Channel . |
| 22 | Suddenly there was this tremendous roar , and we looked up to see a mass of snow and rocks rolling down a gully . |
| 23 | ‘ Wan na dance ? ’ a voice enquired and Sally looked up to see a boy in a velvet-collared jacket , drainpipes and crepe-soled shoes standing in front of her , a lick of greasy hair falling across a face shiny with perspiration . |
| 24 | As he clambered over the rocks , parting the scrub and the brambles to peer into crevices , he heard a droning throb overhead and looked up to see a helicopter . |
| 25 | Occupied in their garden on a June day in 1797 , they looked up to see a figure standing in a gateway at the top of the gentle slope one hundred yards from the mansion . |
| 26 | ‘ I heard a bang and looked out to see a car parked directly opposite the house go away up the street . |
| 27 | The doctor wished to remove a lymph gland for examination , to verify HTLV3 , but I refused to allow this despite considerable pressure and went instead to see a homeopath . |
| 28 | With a rush of relief , Harry looked round to see a boy — senior , to judge by his appearance — peering nervously into the room . |
| 29 | " Have a care , have a care ! " warned Nance Rashleigh , and the women looked round to see a boat beaching on the shingle and Harry Pascoe coming ashore . |
| 30 | Lord Lane CJ stated : ( a ) If there was a conflict between Lawrence and Morris , the latter was to be preferred , but the Lords in Morris did not see a conflict . |