Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] the [noun sg] to see " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 2 | He had spoken to his solicitor earlier , and the officer offered him the chance to see a solicitor , which was declined . |
| 3 | This gave me the chance to see many different military aircraft . |
| 4 | That gave Webb an easy catch and it gave him the time to see that Bath would have a man over if he ran the ball to the left . |
| 5 | He was fading away ‘ like the old soldier in the ballad , an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty . ’ |
| 6 | The next find gave us the chance to see at close quarters an auk , a fine winter-plumaged guillemot . |