Example sentences of "i see a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was six my grandparents took me to see a film which I was told to observe closely because I would learn lessons about good behaviour and deportment from one of the juvenile characters . |
| 2 | He took me to see a man who had the whole story . |
| 3 | He was then involved in civil defence and he took me to see a trial designed to show that air-raid shelters built to government specifications were death-traps . |
| 4 | Lucy sent Silas a side glance as she said , ‘ When I first arrived you said it might be arranged for me to see a kiwi , but I 'll quite understand … ’ |
| 5 | She sighed , wondering why the mere thought of it made her feel depressed , then she turned to Silas and said hastily , ‘ So there 's no need for you to worry about taking me to see a kiwi . |
| 6 | He wanted me to see a specialist in Harley Street , but I 'd heard so much about your clinic and Doctor Volkov , I said I wanted to consult her . |
| 7 | I 'm off home for the morning , but you 're wanted to come with me to see a VIP about a missing person . |
| 8 | ‘ I seen a photo of her , ’ I say . |
| 9 | Tell me was I dreaming or did I see a sketch on T V where there 's a car driving round , down the road being chased by the police and the driver said to the passenger er here take this and he says what 's that for and he says it 's to steer the car , presses a button and the car splits |
| 10 | Should I see a specialist ? |
| 11 | We seated ourselves and he regarded us expectantly , so I opened with , ‘ Can you tell me all about lymphomas and can I see a lymph node ? ’ |
| 12 | Rarely do I see a parent who has decided to buy a book as a present . |
| 13 | Do I see a groom ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Could I see a lawyer for you ? ’ |
| 15 | When I was half way up an escarpment , I saw a signpost at the top , too distant to read . |
| 16 | I saw a pool-table , a polythene-wrapped three-piece suite , various devotional ornaments and gewgaws with their special pale glow . |
| 17 | And I saw a hen get killed . |
| 18 | I saw a girl not much older than her battered and dying in a hospital bed , not twenty-four hours since . |
| 19 | I saw a girl who I really fancied , I mean really . |
| 20 | As I wondered , I saw a girl near me reading a book . |
| 21 | ‘ I saw a child walking along the hard shoulder and she was carrying another on her hip . ’ |
| 22 | In the late 1950s this order of dress was even more carefully observed and I saw a detective sergeant ordered home to change from Harris tweed jacket and flannels into ‘ proper clothing ’ . |
| 23 | Walking on up to Glencoe I saw a canary at a window with an ‘ I Love Ballachulish ’ sticker on the base of its cage . |
| 24 | ‘ I saw a case in the clinic only the other day . |
| 25 | Then I saw a stem policeman standing nearby with suspicious and disapproving stare . |
| 26 | I saw a sea of faces and heard the boos and catcalls of the crowd , cheated of their sport . |
| 27 | ‘ I saw a flash of white through the bushes . |
| 28 | ‘ Thought I saw a flash — over there , ’ she said , pointing out of the window . |
| 29 | One night I saw a film about Jesus Christ . |
| 30 | they 're not , they 're not little either , I saw a film and it was hanging past his knee caps |