Example sentences of "see [noun] [noun prp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one end fast-medium bowler Hill-Wood vigorously shone the ball on his trousers , only to see Ian Peebles at the other end undo his work by rubbing the shine away in the dust . |
| 2 | That evening , I went to see King Lear at the Old Vic , but I was unable to shake off my self-pity and I could n't for the life of me see what the old git was moaning about . |
| 3 | you know I 'm gon na take the kids to see Snow White at the weekend |
| 4 | All of a sudden it becomes frighteningly clear why over 40 per cent of the New Hampshire electorate were keen to see Pat Buchanan in the White House . |
| 5 | A masculine voice joined in the conversation , and they turned to see Dr Rafaelo at the door , with a broad smile on his face . |
| 6 | He put the things back into his wallet , except for the blue card informing him that he was to see Dr Pool in the morning . |
| 7 | He had not seen Alexandra Maitland since the evening she had spent in his flat and , stupidly , he had not asked when she would be back from Milan . |
| 8 | They 'd seen Miss Lavant on the promenade and about the town , always walking slowly , sometimes with a neat wicker basket . |
| 9 | They had seen Miss Brady in the distance at Mass but they had never met her . |
| 10 | She and her friend Annie Moberley believed that they had seen Marie Antoinette at the Petit Trianon ; they wrote a best-selling book about it , entitled An Adventure , which remains , even today , the subject of dispute . |
| 11 | Maybe it was because I 'd seen Ronnie Lane of The Faces — who was my hero at that age — wearing a pair on TV . |
| 12 | ‘ Have you seen Maggie Smith in the latest Cocteau ? ’ |
| 13 | Paul did not mention that he had seen John Howie from the gallery of Savill 's . |
| 14 | He has gone to see Madame Verveine at the nursing-home . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I hear you 're seeing Mr Moran at the post office , ’ her mother ventured delicately . |
| 16 | Quinn came out of the shop to see Duncan McCrea across the road trying to push his way through the jammed street-door . |
| 17 | After this sleepless night I was eager to see Mr Rochester in the morning , but there was no sign of him . |
| 18 | Finally Murphy went to see Mr Neal in the Magnet pub in Grangetown , Middlesbrough , but lost his temper and struck him twice on the head with the thin end of a pool cue , causing a cut . |
| 19 | Four weeks later the partners returned to see Mr Barnes with the news that BCCI chief executive Swaleh Naqvi had admitted that false documentation had been prepared ‘ to deceive the auditors ’ , and that he had given information about loans to BCCI shareholders secured on CCAH shares . |
| 20 | Maggie was called to see Mr Parnham during the next morning and it came as a great surprise . |
| 21 | Treasury chiefs admitted last night the bosses would be filing in to see Mr Lamont over the next three days . |
| 22 | ‘ We are prepared to work with the police and to provide the information needed to bring the perpetrators of attacks to justice , ’ he says , adding that he would like to see Mr McLean in the hope of building a relationship . |
| 23 | ‘ When you went to see Mr Penver about the day-to-day running of the business , what did he tell you ? ’ |
| 24 | Even if your parents did see Maria Whittaker in the buff , they would n't be able to recognise the blobby mess as human , let alone a nude woman ! |
| 25 | We must all hope the negotiations succeed and that perhaps we may even see Bobby Fischer on the regular tournament circuit . |
| 26 | ‘ Did you see Tom Russell in the car park this afternoon ? ’ she asked . |
| 27 | Turning from the altar , Cameron could not see Mr Whistle among the congregation , but did think he glimpsed Judi , loitering embarrassed near the back . |
| 28 | Mr Aldrich himself claims , and I am fully prepared to believe him , that he did not see Mr Stratton on the train . |
| 29 | The bell rings and as I approach the front door I can see Mrs Marsh through the frosted glass . |
| 30 | But the effort was worthwhile as at the top we could see Portland Bill in the east , Start Point in the west and inland to Marshwood Vale . |