Example sentences of "he [vb mod] see [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As to the visit to Merstham , I had hoped that if he were to come all that way , he ought to see something of the country , as it was then still of an unspoilt rural character and in autumn especially beautiful . |
| 2 | It is only in the pursuit of important goals that he may see himself in a negative light , and only during the recurrence of situations similar to the childhood loss that brought the negative schema into existence . |
| 3 | He 'll see me by the fire , leaning against the mantelpiece , and know how things really are ; how they ought to be . |
| 4 | She displayed no interest in any of the social events he said he was going to and wondered if he might see her at . |
| 5 | As Harry stood on the platform a minute or so later , watching the train pull out , he could see him through the brightly lit window , still immersed in his paperback , oblivious , it seemed , to Harry 's departure . |
| 6 | Duncan and Myeloski sat on his right side , near the bedhead so that he could see them without having to turn his head . |
| 7 | He could see them in chains , walking in bloodied battle armour through the ancient corridors . |
| 8 | Even so , he could see something of himself in her ; that same hardness in the face of adversity . |
| 9 | And once again his eyes flicked past my shoulders , as if he could see something inside the trees . |
| 10 | He gyrated carefully so that he could see himself at all angles . |
| 11 | He could see himself in the garden with Fraulein Simonis , investigating those dark eyes at closer quarters . |
| 12 | To the right , as he walked down it , he could see nothing but the trees of his own orchard and , beyond them , the decorative ridge of a thatched roof , crowned with a squat brick chimney . |
| 13 | But , although Robert strained his eyes against the glass , he could see nothing but impenetrable blackness beyond the hectic yellows and reds cast by the candles . |
| 14 | He could see nothing above him , but knew that they were up there . |
| 15 | Rostov peered past the screen at the porthole , but he could see nothing of the surface of the planet . |
| 16 | He knew that the platform was there , but in the nightside blackness he could see nothing at first . |
| 17 | The causeway commanded a view of all this region of the moor , but once he had jumped down and was in the shallow bowl of Goughdale , he could see nothing except the remains of surface workings and the louring slopes of Big Allen . |
| 18 | He could see nothing in the west . |
| 19 | Paul bore all this in mind , looking down at Emily ; he could see her in his mind 's eye presiding over tea-parties at Oxford , saying the right thing to professors ' wives ; playing her part as his own wife , while he continued with his work uninterrupted except — he dared not think of it now — for the nights . |
| 20 | He could see her in his rear mirror , standing on the pavement looking wistfully after him . |
| 21 | It was n't as if he could see her in the flimsy satin nightdress , was it ? |
| 22 | With eyes half closed he could see it as a miniature cannon . |
| 23 | I remember my dad saying he knew something was up because he could see it in my eyes , ’ says Charman . |
| 24 | There was a difference of course ; he could see it in the eyes . |
| 25 | Intruding on a newly married couple sounded a textbook mistake when he surveyed it , but plainly both of them were glad he was there ; he could see it in their faces and ran up the platform with joy , not shy at all about the reflection of his hurtling bulk in the glass of a newsagent 's stall . |
| 26 | She was already within arm 's length , only the door standing between them to prevent him from reaching her , and she clearly suspected nothing because she was moving in and as her hand passed close to the glass , he could see it in vivid pastel detail . |
| 27 | He could see it in the man 's eyes and the manner in which his gaze lingered on Nona . |
| 28 | He could see none on the wall . |
| 29 | Looking about him , he could see none of the others . |
| 30 | Poindexter , weary , did not really want to know and had no memory of the memo at all ; he told him he would see him at the office in the morning . |