Example sentences of "i [verb] see a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked to see a breakdown of the price quoted to me and found that I was being charged four times more than the normal retail price for curtain tape and hooks and was quoted for more material than I needed . |
| 2 | No I think , I , I mean see a lot of languages and I think you 're doing very well . |
| 3 | ‘ Now look , Connie me pet , it 's bleedin' cold in the parlour , ’ complained Archie , ‘ and , anyway , I got to see a bloke about a job . ’ |
| 4 | But , says Frank , ‘ a few weeks before I got to see a specialist I passed what looked like a bucket-full of blood into the toilet . |
| 5 | ‘ I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 6 | I looked out to sea , almost as though I expected to see a puff of smoke and a beast with a forked tail appear from the darkness . |
| 7 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 8 | When I paint , I tend to see a colour , put that down , then move to something else and put that down , hopefully with a bit of shape as well . |
| 9 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 10 | I pretended to see a pin on the floor . |
| 11 | I want to see a beach ! |
| 12 | ‘ I want to see a health service at ease with itself — optimistic and confident about its essential work . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to see a prison system where grievance and disciplinary procedures work quickly and fairly . |
| 14 | That was the only time I 'd seen a stick being used . |
| 15 | Over his shoulder I 'd seen a pair of beat coppers walking by . |
| 16 | I 'd seen a couple of caesarian sections , but I 'd never done one or been shown how . |
| 17 | Says Lt Watts , a Northern Ireland veteran : ‘ Before Bosnia I 'd seen a couple of bodies in road accidents but that was just it . |
| 18 | Wait a minute — out of the corner of my eye at Temple Meads Station , when I 'd blinked away the vision of Mum swallowing mud , I 'd seen a sign on the window of the buffet : Vacancies . |
| 19 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
| 20 | I was sure I 'd seen a punch thrown . |
| 21 | I 'd seen a lot of that splashy material . |
| 22 | You er last time I saw you , you were I did n't know whether you 'd been starting up in er in photography but you had been next door I think or I 'd seen a lot of your stuff . |
| 23 | I 'd seen a photograph of one of those ; they cut your throat and pull your tongue out through the slit . |
| 24 | His sportsmanship and style of play is refreshing , and I hope to see a lot more of him in the near future . |
| 25 | I began to see a pattern to these puzzling events , a distinct and disturbing trend . |
| 26 | I rushed to see a physiotherapist , John Harris , and he made up a little pad around it with a hole in the middle so that I would n't put any pressure on it . |
| 27 | As I was only 12 it scared me but now I know seeing a land mark just helps find the airstrip . |
| 28 | I like to see a man look after his equipment . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ In the sixteenth century , doctors thought they could tell a person 's health by looking into their eyes — I like to see a man 's soul ’ ; such souls as he finds in the Saracen 's Head and other pubs . |
| 30 | Ideally I like to see a ratio of 85 per cent positive , |