Example sentences of "he [modal v] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sergeant Joe would n't want me to walk all the way , 'e 'd see me straight with a bob . ’ |
| 2 | When trying to guess where someone went when I missed him at the airport I do not imagine his thoughts , I try to imagine his situation as someone like him would see it , and think ; if he tells me he has just learned he has cancer I may hear in imagination the doctor 's grave voice , but I do not imagine the fear , I feel the chill of it ; if I see him cut his finger I do not imagine the pain as something objective before my ‘ mind 's eye ’ , either I look on as though the knife were cutting through cheese or I incipiently wince . |
| 3 | As pointed out by the collector and historian van Mander writing in 1604 , ‘ Whoever so desires nowadays has only to go to Prague to the greatest art patron in the world at the present time ; there he may see at the Imperial residence a remarkable number of outstanding and precious , curious , unusual , and priceless works . ’ |
| 4 | The laird of Balfunning wanted a tide waiter 's place for his son , but Buchanan was clearly not prepared to settle for promises , for he ‘ insists that he may see his son 's commision before the election ’ . |
| 5 | That is how he may see himself operating as Home Secretary and Lord Chancellor , but it is not how this Government 's Home Secretary and Lord Chancellor operate . |
| 6 | It is only in the pursuit of important goals that he may see himself in a negative light , and only during the recurrence of situations similar to the childhood loss that brought the negative schema into existence . |
| 7 | We 've had erm , he may see at some stage , he might just see my son Christopher |
| 8 | More important , he should see that they all spring from the same error — the attempt to fix the exchange rate . |
| 9 | no odds to me — if he should see me — assuming I 'm free |
| 10 | Recommended remedy : He should see a counsellor to ‘ talk through how he 's feeling ’ , or try to contact Relate . |
| 11 | And it was perhaps inevitable that he should see the death of his own child , his and Lili 's , as retribution , as a just punishment . |
| 12 | He should see things as they are . |
| 13 | ‘ I think he should see the property and the island . ’ |
| 14 | They were still like it when Sid Cornish , the Professor of Artificial Intelligence , put his head round the door to ask Bill Brice who he should see about getting on television . |
| 15 | And it was even more important that he should see , also , that she had n't been deflected by persuasive words and looks , kisses that seemed to draw her soul from her body . |
| 16 | I can tell you of er of a man who 's been told that he should see his children less |
| 17 | If he wanted unglamorous , he should see what she looked like in surgical greens after about twelve hours in the OR , though , of course , she could n't even hint at that . |
| 18 | ‘ We have to be in court on Monday ; he must see that we 're right behind him . ’ |
| 19 | He must seek the advice of the wisest money-brokers and buy a pension scheme if he be self-employed ; he must see to it that he does not over-extend himself on the mortgage front ; he must run a motor car that does n't drink petrol like tapwater and wo n't break him every time it needs a service from a franchised dealer ; above all , he must abstain from vicious pleasures — or if he needs must indulge , then he must do so only in moderation . |
| 20 | He must see that policy is put into practice . |
| 21 | He could pay off Newton from a fraction of Amaryllis 's dowry — he must see that Newton had no idea as to the real size of it — then he could be rid of him . |
| 22 | She had learnt that to be aroused he must see her mouth , and she looked up at him sweetly while holding his John Thomas between her lips , and sucking in her cheeks . |
| 23 | ‘ He must see you — he must come home now . ’ |
| 24 | He must see I 'm getting ill . |
| 25 | But he had let his arrow fly , now he must see where it fell . |
| 26 | In addition , he must , of course , not damage the house , wilfully or negligently ; and he must see that his family and guests do not damage it : and if they do , he must repair it . |
| 27 | Soult and his men will finish with the flags and medals , he 'll see to that . ’ |
| 28 | Said Francis : ‘ Carlton 's virus seems to be lingering so he 'll see the doctor before we reassess his situation . ’ |
| 29 | If Ewen does come back , he 'll see the tent , and if he thinks that ‘ Parsons ’ is safely out of the way , then whatever his interest is in the house , he 'll no doubt show it . |
| 30 | Then he 'll see there 's no point fooling around and pretending to be in love with me . |