Example sentences of "see [noun prp] [noun] [prep] [art] " 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 | Her thoughts still whirling , Shae looked up to see Marianne standing by the table , her green eyes calculating and faintly malicious as she glanced from Shannon to Gavin . |
| 4 | AIRCRAFT FOR THE FEW by Michael Bowyer is probably one of the most comprehensive accounts yet published of all the operational types to see RAF service during the Battle of Britain . |
| 5 | She spun round to see Marc standing in the doorway . |
| 6 | you know I 'm gon na take the kids to see Snow White at the weekend |
| 7 | U2 manager Paul McGuinness told NME : ‘ We fully support the introduction of this ingenious new technology and wish to see U2 material on the new format as soon as possible . ’ |
| 8 | Just in case Reynolds ' letter has had any influence on venue managers or promoters , on my next trip up to London to see Blyth Power at the Robey , I 'd better be prepared to wear a tie . |
| 9 | Just in case Reynolds ' letter has had any influence on venue managers or promoters , on my next trip up to London to see Blyth Power at the Robey , I 'd better be prepared to wear a tie . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A masculine voice joined in the conversation , and they turned to see Dr Rafaelo at the door , with a broad smile on his face . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | They 'd seen Miss Lavant on the promenade and about the town , always walking slowly , sometimes with a neat wicker basket . |
| 15 | They had seen Miss Brady in the distance at Mass but they had never met her . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Maybe it was because I 'd seen Ronnie Lane of The Faces — who was my hero at that age — wearing a pair on TV . |
| 18 | ‘ Have you seen Maggie Smith in the latest Cocteau ? ’ |
| 19 | I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G. |
| 20 | Anyone who has seen Machynlleth station from the town side recently must have been enraged at its condition . |
| 21 | I have not seen Brian Way for a few years now , since he went to work in America , but if he is continually developing his philosophy and practice at the rate Dorothy Heathcote is refining hers , then there is the added danger that anything written about them is out of date as it leaves the press . |
| 22 | Faldo , interviewed in Golf World magazine , blasted : ‘ I have been 16 years on tour and I can honestly think of only two times I have seen Peter Alliss on a practice ground watching me or anybody hit balls . |
| 23 | They 'd cruised past when they arrived that afternoon , just after four o'clock , and seen Tommy standing on the doorstep . |
| 24 | From the lake the coypu man would have seen Rufus sleeping under the umbrella on the terrace and no doubt also seen Mary and probably spoken to her — have practically been assaulted by her . |
| 25 | Paul did not mention that he had seen John Howie from the gallery of Savill 's . |
| 26 | He has gone to see Madame Verveine at the nursing-home . ’ |
| 27 | Seems she 's been seeing Mr Marumba for a few months . |
| 28 | ‘ I hear you 're seeing Mr Moran at the post office , ’ her mother ventured delicately . |
| 29 | Quinn came out of the shop to see Duncan McCrea across the road trying to push his way through the jammed street-door . |
| 30 | She would issue the new instructions regarding strangers and then she would have to see Mr Lee about a permanent bodyguard here in the house , someone who would blend in … a manservant . |