Example sentences of "see [pers pn] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what a sight it was to see them day after day , night after night , huddled in corners , crowded around drinks machines , arguing and agreeing , debating and disclaiming . |
| 2 | Some people are waiting to see me fall on my ass . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , but I am not a pretty young skivvy , ’ said Dr Neil wickedly , ‘ and dear Mr Sands does not wish to see me walk through the door . |
| 4 | Yeah , I 've seen them , I mean , I 've seen them sort of dropped from about six foot . |
| 5 | ‘ She had seen them arm in arm one day , several years ago , ’ Jean says . |
| 6 | And since then Ratagan had hardly said a civil word to his wife , though she looked at him almost imploringly at times , and Riven had seen him gaze at her when her head was turned , brow creased in pain . |
| 7 | A campesina spoke up , saying she too had seen him hand over the knife . |
| 8 | and for you to then actually have seen it sort of write it down rather than for someone just calling out to you . |
| 9 | I 've certainly seen it sort of as a viable alternative for larger vehicles , you know , buses and this sort of thing . |
| 10 | ‘ I wanted to see you face to face . ’ |
| 11 | NEWSAGENTS have rejected a move which would see them campaign for the restoration of capital punishment . |
| 12 | She walked out of the cottage where she and Pilade were lodged in charge of Mr Landor and along the road to Siena so that she might see them approach before anyone . |
| 13 | Fear not , for you shall see me fight by the help of God and holy Mary Mother ; my heart kindles because you are here ! |
| 14 | ‘ I was lucky , they did n't see me escape through another door . |
| 15 | Back there , he said , did you see me go over that bump ? |
| 16 | ‘ If you should see me die , you will not see me die in that manner … |
| 17 | You see I mean I can see the goal there every day , I can see , I can see me sort of getting to the goal , I just maybe sort of go around it , I mean well a bit I mean , since I 've had these two I sort of said , you know , would it , would it be the white handle , let me show you , you know the gold handle and , you know |
| 18 | ‘ Well , Croydon and Cooper , you shall see me face to face soon enough and then you will know that Emily Grenfell is not a woman to be trifled with , ’ she said grimly . |
| 19 | I , I just ask him if , and it , the question that I 'm interested in the answer to , like how did it go ? and , now he talks at me for an hour until Diane comes in and says enough Vaughany , cos she can see I sort of trying to edge away |
| 20 | I think I 'd better see you face to face . |
| 21 | I could see him thumb through several papers before returning to the counter with a single sheet ; he made no attempt to invite me in or even to offer me a chair . |
| 22 | You should see him slobber in the office ! |
| 23 | ‘ And you could see him sort of recline back in the chair … he was visibly surprised . ’ |
| 24 | Put 'em on bus we 'll never see 'em couple of hours . |
| 25 | Lakes and mountains , beaches and islands , friendly hotels and Renaissance grandeur , there is honestly so much that you will simply have to come and see us year after year . |
| 26 | In the current financial climate , which sees us wrestling with colleges managing their own budgets and , in our own authority , reeling from the outcome of poll-capping , the expenses involved in improving physical access are likely to be competing with numerous other worthy but expensive causes . |
| 27 | She gave him that chill , remote look which she now knew infuriated him , and felt a fierce satisfaction to see him struggle for self-control . |
| 28 | And granddad does n't li want people to see him sort of you know when he has to get up and walk about and go to the loo with the door open and I mean it 's not so bad for us because we 're all related but it 's awful for You know I mean I ca n't imagine Jody or Jessica or Alison or anybody liking it very much . |
| 29 | Erm , I mean , he wrote a lot , I saw him church on Sunday and I did thank him for the letter |
| 30 | As can be observed from the contrast between I saw him swim/swimming across the river , the infinitive refuses a partial view of an action-like event as intercepted midway between the beginning and the end . |