Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] see the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , that answers quite a lot , ’ Lucy said , drawing a deep breath to indicate she 'd just seen the light .
2 Jay 's hand played a sonata she 'd never seen the score for .
3 That fucking bitch would wish she 'd never seen the book or him or anything to do with it .
4 Since the war had begun , she 'd only seen the enemy on newsreels .
5 Even when she had the picture in front of her , she seemed only to see the flat bloodless paper .
6 ‘ You know what I mean , ’ she replied then saw the smile on his face .
7 She glanced sideways to see the hard mouth twisting in amusement , at her expense .
8 The grandmother looked at her with Belle 's unblinking eyes and she leaned forward to see the child .
9 She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again .
10 She had already seen the new bookshop .
11 She had soon seen the potential of his drab and neglected establishment , and now they were married the business was doing very well .
12 Arthur Leopold of County Cork had taken the picture , and the first time Ellie had tiptoed into the bedroom she had stood for a long time staring at the photograph , because it was the first time she had ever seen the likeness of her dead mother .
13 As far as she could remember , she had never seen the man before , he was no friend of Faith 's .
14 And she had never seen the Pacific Ocean .
15 She realized she had never seen the servants before except as part of the backdrop of Summer Lodge , now she saw that they were part of her life , real people with loves and loyalties especially to her and it made her feel suddenly humble .
16 She had never seen the time machine looking so ordinary .
17 And she had never seen the jeep travel so quickly .
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