Example sentences of "see [noun] [prep] his [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone entering from outside would only have seen Jim with his feet up in front of the fire , reading a thriller . |
| 2 | When her eyes grew accustomed to the night Marian could see Allen on his knees disentangling a coil of rope . |
| 3 | YOU CAN SEE IT in his eyes . |
| 4 | As a moral imperative , far from being incommensurable with his previous considerations , it merely adds others similar in kind ; he now has to see things from his parents ' viewpoint as well as his own , consider their health and resources , ask himself how much they have done to arouse his gratitude or his rancour , whether his staying would really do them any good , whether he can get on with them without quarrelling , and add all this to the information which he must assimilate before he lets the needle of his internal compass finally settle in the direction of Bali or of home . |
| 5 | He glanced at her and she was surprised to see warmth in his eyes before he concentrated on the road ahead . |
| 6 | Sister Cooney was surprised to see tears in his eyes . |
| 7 | She looked up and saw admiration in his eyes . |
| 8 | She looked up at him , and for the first time she saw emotion in his eyes . |
| 9 | When her sight cleared , she saw Adam on his feet , off balance , as if he 'd started round the table towards her . |
| 10 | She looked back at Ferg , saw tears in his eyes . |
| 11 | Turning her head , she saw tears in his eyes . |
| 12 | Although there is no direct evidence that the Baron saw cricket on his visits , he must have been well aware of its traditions of Play Up and Play the Game . |
| 13 | He saw Ranulf on his knees , his arms wrapped around his straining chest . |
| 14 | She kept her eyes lowered when Feargal stood to speak , because if he glanced at her , and she saw contempt in his eyes , she would probably lose her temper , and that would n't be fair , not on Terry 's day . |
| 15 | I did n't think I saw condemnation in his eyes . |
| 16 | As soon as Moran saw McQuaid on his feet again he knew the evening , all the evenings , were about to be broken up and he withdrew back into himself . |