Example sentences of "see [noun prp] [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man agreed that the 15-year-old alleged victim looked ‘ quite bewildered ’ when she returned to her home to see Casabona and the lodger inside . |
| 2 | It was good to see Ewen and the boys , if briefly , the other day , all looking healthy and brown after the Cyprus trip . |
| 3 | The three rabbits were returning down the bank of the stream and had not yet seen Hazel and the others . |
| 4 | For Soho was where she had been last evening , wondering what to do and where to go to fill the time ; there , in Shaftesbury Avenue , she had seen Lucinda and the airmen . |
| 5 | ‘ I have not seen Rosie since the war , ’ said Ernest in a low voice . |
| 6 | But he could n't see Bertha because the bushes were too thick , and he could n't smell her because the smell of the myrtle was too strong . |
| 7 | In what seemed to him to be the far distance he could see Mariana and the President climbing up the meadow to meet him . |
| 8 | He felt a need to get out of London , Eric Verrico was keen to see Paris and the £40 Minton brought with him fuelled the ‘ larks ’ all four now had . |
| 9 | Some of us were still there to see Oxford when the lights came on again : V.E. night saw floodlighting return not only to some of the ancient buildings but also ( with apparatus hastily improvised by members of the university ) to a magnificent horse chestnut tree in Parks Road in full blossom , its blaze of floodlit white ‘ candles ’ making a spectacular welcome to the return of peace and light . |
| 10 | Then she saw Chen and the gun and grew still , her eyes wide with fear . |
| 11 | She looked up , saw Richie and the Inspector standing above her . |
| 12 | And now , if you 'll excuse me , I 'll go down to see Barbara before the police descend on her . |
| 13 | He still resented the Green Meadow Farm affair , and always would , but events had now overtaken his desire to see Brown and the FBI team off his patch . |
| 14 | Delighted to see Norwich and the Arse doing well tho' , hope they go all the way . |
| 15 | The stars turned out in force to see Bono and the boys bring a mega tour to a close . |
| 16 | When he did come into the kitchen , it was to see Annie and the visitor tucking into tea and jam tarts . |
| 17 | what with them being sick you see Sharon and the babe |
| 18 | The Euro institutionalists see Japan and the United States as if they were multi-national companies rather than countries , and they seem to be trying to respond in kind , as if they were the directors of Europe Ltd . |