Example sentences of "[pers pn] would see [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband wandered off to do his own thing , and I thought I 'd see what Koi and Goldfish were on offer outdoors . |
| 2 | all mine I 'd see what Mummy had . |
| 3 | I 'd see his Honour . |
| 4 | But then I would see her shopping in the area . |
| 5 | I would sing to myself , perfectly content to be alone in my own dream world , imagining myself on television receiving an award for beating a world record and I would see my name and picture in the ‘ Guinness Book of Records ’ on the high bookshelf in my brother 's room where I could not reach it , and yet , through all those mornings of endless riding round the yard , I never once counted just how many times I had ridden around to see if I had beaten the previous morning 's record , so sure was my conviction of success ! |
| 6 | I would see my house occupied by other people . |
| 7 | I grew a little apprehensive when she informed me that I would see witches and some ugly things , after which I would see my grandfather and other long-dead relatives . |
| 8 | Like all the others she had no idea if she 'd see her family again . |
| 9 | But I ca n't tell you what it felt like , first of all having cancer , secondly trying to talk about it , and being continually asked , ‘ Well , how are you Jo ? ’ and you 'd see their eyes glaze over and they 'd think , ‘ Christ , I hope she 's not going to tell me ! ’ |
| 10 | You could lift his forelock up like that and you 'd see his brain working . |
| 11 | Mention the word ‘ viper ’ and the chances are you 'd see our faces momentarily twitch . |
| 12 | A Hammersmith and Fulham Council spokeswoman , Louise Raisey , said it was very unlikely she would see her daughter until today . |
| 13 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
| 14 | Now she would see his eyes flash dark with anger , and hear his voice crack … |
| 15 | If you examined Dover 's chalk cliffs with an electron microscope you would see their myriad forms , about one millionth of a metre across , the remains of trillions of these microscopic plants . |
| 16 | In spite of the weaknesses in his attempted synthesis , the same can be said of him in the context of the theology of the last century and a half as of Sir Christopher Wren on his tomb in St Paul 's Cathedral , Si monumentum requiris , circumspice — ‘ If you would see his memorial , look around you . ’ |
| 17 | One was a big man with a bullet head and a short neck , with shoulders almost as broad as Ben 's ; but he had height with it , being all of six foot tall , which in itself made him different from most other men , for it was only here and there you would see his like . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought we 'd see what Gamages have to offer . |
| 19 | Mm we thought we 'd see your Capri this morning |
| 20 | I told them all not to worry , I would go on working with you as soon as you were conscious and we would see our way together to a solution of the whole case . ’ |
| 21 | Accordingly , we would see our modelling approach as an input to corporate debates over resource allocation , not as a provider of prescriptive advice . |
| 22 | Then they would see his deputy . |
| 23 | He was in Cullbridge for the night , and he 'd see his lad in the morning . |
| 24 | If he came back he would see her walking away from the house , walking down the track as if she were on her way back to Paris . |
| 25 | Of course , Catherine had kept away ; it could be the last time he would see his wife alive . |
| 26 | He worked out when he was born , wanted to know the time of day , when the worker would return and when he would see his wife again . |
| 27 | Using a new set of genuine Thomas Leavy documents based on his legal name change — the last thing he supposed the Federal authorities would be on the lookout for — Coleman then slipped back into the States , via Canada , for what he felt in his bones was probably the last time he would see his father and his country . |