Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that when John-William Dallam came into the room it was to find his womenfolk as he most liked to see them , cheerful comfortable , and under his roof safely and securely together . |
| 2 | By some terrific fluke Richard came face to face with his future at the precise time he most needed to see it . |
| 3 | She was exquisite , even in a shabby dark gown , and as she came up to him he saw the luminous eyes filled with what he most wanted to see . |
| 4 | Boswell explained , patiently enough to judge from his text , that he merely intended to see that all was well at Glenelg , to which Johnson replied , ‘ Do you know , I should as soon have thought of picking a pocket as doing so ? ’ |
| 5 | He obviously wants to see the Christians in the capital city of the empire . |
| 6 | Perhaps he only meant to see Constanza , at any rate the lawyers messed it up . |
| 7 | they thought he only wanted to see two people . |
| 8 | ‘ He only wants to see the child enjoy herself with her friends . ’ |
| 9 | Of all continental rulers , the German emperors may have been the ones Cnut was most eager to imitate , for in the second half of his reign he perhaps wished to see his own position in the northern world as emulating theirs in Europe . |
| 10 | Alright , he just wanted to see his children . |
| 11 | At 7.25 p.m. he finally got to see his solicitor . |
| 12 | However , he gradually came to see that his fear of God was beneficial because it kept him from falling into sin . |
| 13 | We talked for many weeks , and gradually he genuinely came to see my point of view and to agree that it made sense . |
| 14 | Perhaps even a great one ; he always went to see her perform . |
| 15 | He sometimes speaks of the scientific method as one of the possible methods of responding to doubt , sometimes as a ‘ way of life ’ , but he always seems to see it as optional though supremely rational . |
| 16 | Armed with inadequate information he usually fails to see why one moment is better for putting in a tack than any other . |
| 17 | Bonington said he also hoped to see closer co-operation and understanding between the national park authorities and the farmers , tourist operators and everyone else who lives and works in the parks . |
| 18 | He also wanted to see who was opposing him . |
| 19 | He admits , however , to being torn over the interest rate argument ; part of him wants to see rates held to stabilise the economy , but he also wants to see quick cuts to boost business . |
| 20 | He also wants to see non-financial indicators being used more widely . |
| 21 | As a moral imperative , far from being incommensurable with his previous considerations , it merely adds others similar in kind ; he now has to see things from his parents ' viewpoint as well as his own , consider their health and resources , ask himself how much they have done to arouse his gratitude or his rancour , whether his staying would really do them any good , whether he can get on with them without quarrelling , and add all this to the information which he must assimilate before he lets the needle of his internal compass finally settle in the direction of Bali or of home . |
| 22 | He now recalls seeing a painter on his knees in a shop doorway and thinking , would n't it be funny if I , as a newcomer to this city , misunderstood the situation , and , anxious to please , knelt beside him … ? |
| 23 | He was an ungallant swine for deliberately not coming to her aid , but in truth he really wanted to see which of the likely lads , would dash forward . |
| 24 | ‘ He said he came because he could n't discuss it on the telephone , but whether he really wanted to see inside the Post I ca n't say . ’ |
| 25 | But to be more accurate he really needs to see it . |
| 26 | As the movement and the significance of British fascism owed so much to Sir Oswald Mosley , and as he increasingly came to see himself as the political spokesman for the lost generation and the survivors of the First World War , it is the impact of that event I want to examine first . |
| 27 | He even went to see Hell Raiser III last night , ‘ and that did n't bother me at all . |
| 28 | He then left to see the King … |
| 29 | He then asked to see my legs . |
| 30 | When he then asks to see God 's glory , it is God 's goodness , his graciousness , and his mercy that he sees ( 33.18–19 ) . |