Example sentences of "see [noun prp] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've seen Swindon on the television in Holland . |
| 2 | ‘ I have never seen Soho on the screen , ’ wrote Ernest Betts in 1928 and then he added that he had never seen Southend , Birmingham , Chelsea , Bloomsbury , or London suburbia either . |
| 3 | Colin Wallace , who had seen Lewis on the day he vanished , was charged with murder . |
| 4 | Jasper wondered if the man in uniform had actually seen Chris on the roof of the car , had had a phone call from Kensington High Street that someone was on the roof of a car , or if he knew nothing except what that woman was telling him . |
| 5 | He could see Vasco on the street , fourteen years old , face like a guitar . |
| 6 | Now , seeing Liz on the threshold , she waved her knife in greeting : ‘ So there you are , Liz darling , ’ she cried , ‘ and a Happy New Year to you , and I 'll be telling you something about 1980 , you mark my words , you mark my words , all of you — broccoli will go out of fashion , that 's what will happen in 1980 , and no mistaking ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It must be frightening for them to see Ryan on the bench . |
| 8 | I almost dropped the flowers when I saw Lisabeth on the phone in the hallway as I kicked the door shut . |
| 9 | He tried to run for help straight after the crash but then he saw Jason on the road and collapsed with the shock . |
| 10 | He happened to glance up and saw Beryl on the landing . |
| 11 | When she reached the top of the stairs and turned to descend she saw Simon on the hall phone and hesitated , wondering . |
| 12 | She stopped short when she saw Shelley on the bed and Miguel standing beside her , his fingers playing gently with her hair . |
| 13 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
| 14 | ‘ I saw Gabriel on the cover of a magazine , and David Mellor was on the cover of something else and I thought , who 's looking funkier ? |
| 15 | She says that she and her husband saw Kimberley on the ground below the window . |
| 16 | Mrs Titcomb , who 's eighty two last saw Christine on the night of Wednesday the 18th of November , in a Swindon club . |
| 17 | Mrs Titcomb , who 's eighty two last saw Christine on the night of Wednesday the 18th of November , in a Swindon club . |
| 18 | When George opened the door , he was amazed to see Jonna on the step looking pale and distressed . |
| 19 | You see Jean on the telly with Neil Kinnock ? |