Example sentences of "see [noun] [noun prp] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was able to see Colonel Crossley-Payne 's man at once . |
| 2 | Then after tea in the town hall and a quick break at home , the day climaxed with a trip to the Civic Theatre to see Roald Dahl 's tale The Big Friendly Giant . |
| 3 | Dexter remembered occasionally seeing David Parkin 's face on television : handsome , weathered and topped by a shock of prematurely white hair . |
| 4 | They do n't need telling twice to see David Wood 's stage version of The BFG ! |
| 5 | DESPITE HIS assertion that he is not anti-Japanese ( Business column , June ) , it is difficult to see Jeffrey Ferry 's article as anything other than yet another petulant cry at the temerity of these Japanese — for being good at business when they do n't look like us , behave like us or even speak the language properly . |
| 6 | There she had seen Jean Cocteau 's Orphee . |
| 7 | She says to tell you she 's seen Princess Di 's wedding dress in a Coney Island store front and should she check it out for you ? ’ |
| 8 | How I wish I 'd seen Shirley Cowling 's article ( Nov '91 ) on ‘ Choosing the first machine ’ eight years ago ! |
| 9 | ‘ You should have seen Mrs Little 's face when I walked in . |
| 10 | You should have seen Captain Trentham 's face when ‘ e found out that I had chosen a spell in the Fusiliers rather than going back to gaol . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've seen Gifford Tate 's portrait of Garland 's wife ; she must have been a very lovely girl . ’ |
| 12 | The manager had watched Rangers play Dundee United at Ibrox last month and has therefore seen Walter Smith 's side put under pressure over two games — a two-goal lead having been lost in Glasgow before Ally McCoist eventually scored the winner . |
| 13 | Just hours after Lisa 's mother confirmed the 21-year-old model was seeing Princess Diana 's friend James Gilbey , fiery Marco wrapped a protective arm around her shoulder and escorted her back to her family home in Fulham , west London . |
| 14 | She had the satisfaction of seeing Mr Clarke 's face redden with embarrassment . |
| 15 | Mr Brandreth has been campaigning for the Army 's new pay and personnel centre to be located in Chester and he led two delegations from the city to see Mr Hanley 's predecessor , Archie Hamilton . |
| 16 | One can of course see Colonel Airey 's point , although the fact remains that his Commando was unemployed at the time and Stirling was about to be required to undertake an important series of raids . |
| 17 | Did you see Mr. McCartney 's car ? |
| 18 | He sees Mr Major 's move as a change of heart . |
| 19 | Further along , Simon could see Mr Bishop 's kiosk , abandoned to the elements , its shutters still down , its back door flapping open , banging to and fro in the wind . |
| 20 | ‘ I ca n't see Mrs Brent 's car yet — I suppose she is still at the Lady Queen Bees ' tea , and Mr Brent must be still at his curling club . ’ |
| 21 | As for Hearts , they play Rangers at Tynecastle on Wednesday and a win there would see Sandy Clark 's side elevated from ninth to joint third in the table in just two games , AND keep Rangers four points behind new league leaders Aberdeen . |
| 22 | You can see over Epping Forest to High Beach church , over Shooter 's Hill to the South Downs , and on a clear day , down the shining ribbon of the Thames you can see St Paul 's cathedral . |
| 23 | His back was already turned , so he did not see Hilary Frome 's gesture , expressive of what he could do with the Cullbridge Athenaeum . |
| 24 | Did you see Ally McCoist 's header ? |
| 25 | If Osman Abdelal and his sisters had climbed the furthest hill to the north , they might have just been able to see Mrs Zamzam 's refugee camp at Rashidiyeh . |
| 26 | But meanwhile he must go to see Terence Place 's wife , who also was not weeping . |
| 27 | SWEDISH ace Kennet Andersson 's ears were ringing after seeing Kevin Keegan 's team run West Ham ragged in front of 29,855 fans — the biggest crowd of the day . |
| 28 | It was March 2 this year and 25-year-old Gary Hutchinson was driving a minibus full of friends and fellow Newcastle United fans back from seeing Kevin Keegan 's team win away at Port Vale . |
| 29 | Kenneth says his earliest memory is seeing Queen Victoria 's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1898 . |
| 30 | Incidentally , my father Jack Rowe — who at 90 was , I believe , the oldest Wimpey pensioner , until his death in January — was delighted to see Vera Golding 's photograph . |