Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] see " in BNC.

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1 And erm I asked around to see if anyone else was interested in doing the same kind of thing .
2 I 'm gon na fix that , no do I 'll , yeah I 'll bring some from home cos I wan I wan na nip home for er an hour and I 'll er I 've just seen Anne .
3 The tight one will I 've never seen you in a tight dress though , you do n't let me see so I
4 Someone 's got ta come round I mean just to see where but I just I 'll ring , I 'll give you a buzz on Monday , I know you 're not there , you can say , well , I 'll see you again on Tuesday in English , perhaps you can arrange something then .
5 I bent forward to see if I could recognise him — there was something vaguely familiar about him , the voice perhaps — and then he hit me on the side of my head — ’ Poor Miss Watson faltered and her eyes filled with tears at the memory of that vicious blow .
6 It was therefore with some trepidation that I ventured out to see if it was possible to meet my own demanding standards and buy a high quality basic marine system within the modest , at today 's prices , £250 budget the editor set me .
7 The next day I ventured out to see our new village , conscious that many curious eyes were on me .
8 And when they gave over I ventured back to see from the hillside , where there was some cover .
9 After half an hour or so , spent scratching mosquito bites , I head over to see him .
10 I 'd rarely seen the place as packed as it was when I got there .
11 And I 'd just seen a colleague come and go in less than three months …
12 ‘ But I 'd just seen you talking to Phena , who told you I was n't in the study , ’ he said softly .
13 I 'd also seen a probation person .
14 I 'd also seen you !
15 I 'd not seen 'er since 'fore dawn .
16 I 'd not seen him for six months .
17 He began to talk to the Colonel with animation I 'd not seen before about hunting deer from helicopters in the South Island .
18 I 'd not seen her for quite some time , you know .
19 Now I 'd not seen his work before , that 's partly because I 'm in Brighton and not in London and do n't get up that often perhaps , but he has hardly shown in England , whereas he 's very well known in Europe , using Europe for the Continent .
20 And tied around the oak tree was the largest yellow ribbon I 'd yet seen .
21 It stood in the corner of a small field , larger and more impressive than any I 'd yet seen .
22 ‘ Oh , yes , a nurse came across ; she 'd remembered I 'd already seen the doctor .
23 I 'd never seen what people drank before so that was interesting — nor did I realize quite how many of the youngsters smoked !
24 I 'd never seen anything like it before .
25 The party was held at his flat which was a loft in a warehouse down by the river in Shad Thames on a wharf right next to Tower Bridge I 'd never seen anywhere like it .
26 And then we got to school and it was all big and confusing and there was all these boys I 'd never seen before , all with their parents and some of the kids were weird-looking with funny eyes .
27 He was spending money like I 'd never seen .
28 On 24 May 1988 , the last bit of meat went out the door , and an hour later I felt I 'd never seen a T-bone steak ! ’
29 I 'd never seen anything like it .
30 I was n't too keen on this cheek to cheek business , with men I 'd never seen before and did n't know the names of , but I kept on telling myself not to be standoffish and to relax a bit , but as for jiving — no , I could n't do that .
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