Example sentences of "she [vb past] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Melissa 's heart began to thump as she peered round to see what was causing the obstruction . |
| 2 | ‘ She pretended not to see me though , not that I care of course . ’ |
| 3 | She pretended not to see David Rosen who appeared on the step as they drove off to talk to the men at the place where they gathered before work . |
| 4 | She pretended not to see the look of dismay on Martin 's face and continued with her explanation . |
| 5 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |
| 6 | She moved closer to see what he was pointing at . |
| 7 | Her depleted tray cooling fast , she moved on to see what else she could find . |
| 8 | She 'd already seen Il-Maltija , a country dance which Roman had told her began in the royal courts of the eighteenth century . |
| 9 | Perhaps it was because she 'd already seen countless admiring female eyes slide in his direction ; even though they apparently had n't recognised him in his goggles and ski-hat , still they were drawn by the sheer animal magnetism of the man . |
| 10 | She 'd not seen them . |
| 11 | But she 'd also seen other facets of his character , knew it to be deep and complex . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , that answers quite a lot , ’ Lucy said , drawing a deep breath to indicate she 'd just seen the light . |
| 13 | First to New York , which she thought was the ugliest , filthiest town she 'd ever seen , typified by their slouching , smoking mounted police . |
| 14 | Jane was squeezed beside the fattest black woman she 'd ever seen , shaking like a jelly with continual mirth . |
| 15 | Dot thought it was the loveliest book she 'd ever seen . |
| 16 | Looking at it , Jess thought it the grandest place she 'd ever seen . |
| 17 | She found she was trembling , not with fear but with excitement , there was something about helping the most unusual villain she 'd ever seen that stirred unknown feelings deep within her . |
| 18 | It was as imposing an edifice as she 'd ever seen . |
| 19 | Lucy sat on the tiled floor of a shower cubicle in the bathroom of the most expensive-looking hotel suite that she 'd ever seen , hugging her knees , shivering despite the temperature of the water that beat down upon her . |
| 20 | Nothing that would stand looking at too closely , of course , but it was like all the best illusions that she 'd ever seen , onstage or off because for all its contrivance , in the moment of perception it somehow transcended reality . |
| 21 | A head like none she 'd ever seen before bobbed out of the waves , whiskered and grinning and as big as her whole body . |
| 22 | That she 'd had no husband , that the only man she 'd ever seen her with was — David Harland . |
| 23 | It was only towards herself that she 'd ever seen him act meanly . |
| 24 | They were the most beautiful , sensuous things she 'd ever seen , each one a perfect , magical work of art , displaying humour and pathos and poetry . |
| 25 | The trousers had followed the jacket on to the chair , leaving only a pair of grey and white striped boxer shorts , and in dumb amazement she clutched the towel around her and stared reluctantly at the most impressive male body she 'd ever seen , well over six feet of muscle and sinew and matt-looking olive-tanned skin . |
| 26 | Even if he did have the most compelling eyes she 'd ever seen — and a body to make the gods jealous . |
| 27 | He was on the receiving end of a look that was as coldly disdainful as any she 'd ever seen . |
| 28 | No she said I 've got the second biggest co cock I mean that she 'd ever seen . |
| 29 | She tried to break from his grasp , but as she spoke he released the arm still pinned at her side and placed his hand on the curve of her neck , fondling it in a way that reminded her of an actor she 'd once seen playing Henry VIII just before a beheading scene . |
| 30 | Ronni also understood now that hurt look she 'd sometimes seen in his eyes during his angry exchanges with Silvia . |