Example sentences of "[noun] to see [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I have today won a concession from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , in as much as he is going to give a delegation from the Southampton and district licensed victuallers an opportunity to see him at the Department to talk over some of these matters .
2 This chapter is an account of the process and is an attempt to see it from the family 's perspective .
3 ‘ I buy enough marmalade at local fayres to see me through the year .
4 She did n't care about anything ; she just wanted Meredith to see her on the back of the Prince 's white charger .
5 I was still more surprised when some of their parents arrived in motor cars to see them at the weekend
6 I was on my way to Glen Nevis with enough gear to see me through the night .
7 She struggled to her feet to see him to the door .
8 These were the children some of the teachers looked down on because they came to school with unmended holes in their jumpers , or no proper shoes , only canvas sandshoes to see them through the winter .
9 He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season .
10 They 've turned down several lucrative offers to reform in the past , but feel that now is the time for fans outside London to get a chance to see them in the flesh . ’
11 ‘ It will please the Colonel to see them at the breakfast-table in the morning , ’ I-said .
12 Her parents travelled home in the first week of October leaving her with fields enriched by the presence of a few dozen sheep and enough advice to see her through the cow 's first calving and the sow 's first litter .
13 Could I make an appointment to see her at the Education Office to sort out the dinner money debts once and for all — hopefully .
14 You gave me to understand that even if you had not had your accident you would almost certainly not have come to France to see him at the end . ’
15 County cricketers were paid for the summer and only the best were given a reduced wage to see them through the winter .
16 If only Craig was at her side it would be so different , she needed his strength to see her through the ordeal , not only of the funeral but of the days and weeks that were to come .
17 Senada and her children , Mevlida ( 16 ) , Sanel ( 15 ) , Saliha ( 12 ) and Jasmina ( 11 ) , now have changes of clothes to see them through the week , cash in their pockets , and the run of Bob 's kitchen and store-cupboards , which were pre-stocked with macaroni and pasta for their arrival .
18 It was such a surprise to see him on the beach like this . ’
19 Midge Ure was playing for nothing , just a few beers to see him through the evening .
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