Example sentences of "i see a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I see a grasp of graphic features not just as the basis for confirming or disconfirming guesses , but as a direct source of meaning-in-context , to be called on when expectancy has nothing to say .
2 I always cringe when I see a lorry like that coming on the road when you ca n't see past it
3 " Thanks to Mr. Durnall I see two automatic red ticks for a North sign ( crossed ) and a scale whenever I draw a sketch map , I can not photograph an Himalayan paddy-field without looking for moving water , and whenever I see a settlement from the air I think " site factors " . "
4 The sun has crabbed their gaze so that when they turn to me I see a row of puppies squinting .
5 I see a cow in a tumbril , dragging a tumbril !
6 I see a friend of yours
7 Now I see a part of some new metaphysics growing , now a new aesthetic …
8 A woman points one way but I see a man with a bulge in his coat and I leap on him .
9 I know what it 's like these days — we 're all stretched as far as we can go ’ — he sighed — ‘ but I 've had a little think and I see a way round it for you .
10 I see a question in your mind …
11 I see a pint of gritty mussels
12 The writer of an admirable article on research in the humanities published in the TLS in 1987 wrote , ‘ I believe passionately in the value of those activities we call ‘ the Humanities ' ’ , yet when I see a compilation like the British Library 's Current Research in Britain ( 1986 ) : The Humanities …
13 For a flinty second I see a smile in his eyes , he obviously sees my frame of mind clearly .
14 Right , as I 'm walking past this great big long queue which was outside the G-Mex Centre , I see a chum of mine , and I say , hello Bill , what are you doing here ?
15 A reply might be that surely I am inferring that I see a sheep in the field from my knowledge of my own present sensory states .
16 If we can be reasonably confident about what the world is like , it is because our different perceptions , and the perceptions of different people , are consistent , and , most important , because if we test our perceptions they are usually confirmed : if I see a pile of books on a table , then there are tangible books - when I walk over to them .
17 At the back , I see a , I see a movement from Phil .
18 I SEE A COMPARISON BETWEEN yourselves and ‘ The Most Dangerous Band In The World ’ on the Letterman Show in America , in that you have to be able to back anyone who comes on the show .
19 As I stand up , heading for the bathroom , I see a piece of paper under my door .
20 Anyone who has prosecuted in the criminal courts — I see a number of such hon. Members here — will know that , in case after case , it is necessary to bring in damaging things about third parties .
21 The birds in the sunlight are gliding through the polished clarity of the air ; I see a manifestation of infinite power .
22 I see a lot of inaccuracies in CNN , a lot .
23 Also , we decided to make a stylistic change on this record and I see a lot of other metal bands following suit .
24 I see a lot of things on a sexual basis .
25 I see a lot of it , as yer would imagine . ’
26 But Jenny , she was in hysterics , she said , My God , I see a lot of folk get the cold shoulder , but that took a bit of beating .
27 I always look at the houses as I walk past , and I see a lot of things odder than that , but it 's not my business , is it ?
28 ‘ But I see a lot of them , especially now .
29 I see a lot of software produced by end-users who have no idea they are in the software market , yet if you are a company that 's produced its own system , say a financial system , that really helps you to work better then why not market it ? ’
30 I see a lot of familiar faces , but as there are a few new ones , I 'll just run through the procedures .
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