Example sentences of "[vb pp] see a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | KENNY DALGLISH has come to see a side of Alan Shearer that he never knew existed when he shelled out £3.3 million on the England striker . |
| 2 | But she certainly had n't expected to see a selection of Penguin Classics . |
| 3 | France are the only member of the Five Nations to accept an invitation , although it can be expected to see a number of England 's high-order in the Barbarians side and Irish charm amongst the Irish Wolfhounds . |
| 4 | In principle , one could have expected to see a list of such bodies appended as a Schedule to the Act , but the Lord Chancellor , with all his ‘ numerous and talented counsellors ’ , was unable to cause one to be drawn up . |
| 5 | They followed her pointing arm with their eyes , and were chilled to see a group of thin figures form out of the darkness all around , shambling towards the group of tired combatants . |
| 6 | Should these days be unsuitable arrangements can be made to see a counsellor at Jordanstown . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've got to see a man about a job , ’ she said . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's why I 've got to see a man about a job . ’ |
| 9 | And , while she was suddenly a little mesmerised to see a return of that charm , ‘ You mentioned to my secretary yesterday that you were hoping to see something of my country , ’ he reminded her . |
| 10 | T. H. Green had hoped to see a dialogue between opposing interests in a society where self-sacrifice would overcome self-interest , and where citizenship rather than class consciousness would determine priorities . |
| 11 | She looked at Edward and said casually , ‘ Joanna has gone to see a sow at Mr Jarvis 's farm . |
| 12 | He was then allowed to see a solicitor for half an hour . |
| 13 | Although most had planned to see a return on their original investments within a year or two , the actual timescales were three years or more in most cases , the report says . |
| 14 | He was looking at Agnes with exactly the expression he would have chosen had he lived to see a woman in his club . |
| 15 | Although Anna 's family have welcomed the resignation , they 're determined to see a change in the bail laws . |