Example sentences of "i [vb past] see [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked to see a breakdown of the price quoted to me and found that I was being charged four times more than the normal retail price for curtain tape and hooks and was quoted for more material than I needed . |
| 2 | I failed to see the connection . |
| 3 | For example , all the competitors had to blow into what resembled a gas meter and the capacity of the lung was recorded , I failed to see the point of this exercise , and that , with other medical experiements , only fired my resolve to upset the doctors ' wager , which I believe was for a box of cigars . |
| 4 | Oh my god , well they 've estimated mine , it 's fifty five pounds eighty , I checked to see the numbers on it and it 's a hundred eight |
| 5 | But , says Frank , ‘ a few weeks before I got to see a specialist I passed what looked like a bucket-full of blood into the toilet . |
| 6 | ‘ Now look , Connie me pet , it 's bleedin' cold in the parlour , ’ complained Archie , ‘ and , anyway , I got to see a bloke about a job . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I got to see the vicar . ‘ |
| 8 | I got to see the famous ‘ railway station ’ — which was a prop , a facade . |
| 9 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I looked out to sea , almost as though I expected to see a puff of smoke and a beast with a forked tail appear from the darkness . |
| 11 | I expected to see a huge hound , but not a creature like this . |
| 12 | ‘ I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 13 | ‘ I expected to see the prince my husband at Mass this morning , my lady , she said . |
| 14 | I expected to see the laurel leaf in the back you know |
| 15 | I tried to see the people , but no picture would come , although among the shadowy figures might well have been a Peter de Fernborough , later Farmborough , who about that time made his appearance somewhere in the village . |
| 16 | I tried to see the expression on his face , but it was too dark . |
| 17 | I pretended to see a pin on the floor . |
| 18 | I woke to see the dim outlines of a mountain towards the southeast . |
| 19 | And I 'd seen every bird in Israel but one , the bar-tailed lark . |
| 20 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
| 21 | That was the only time I 'd seen a stick being used . |
| 22 | Wait a minute — out of the corner of my eye at Temple Meads Station , when I 'd blinked away the vision of Mum swallowing mud , I 'd seen a sign on the window of the buffet : Vacancies . |
| 23 | And I 'd seen a most delightful villa — do you know St-Tropez , Jean ? |
| 24 | I 'd seen a lot of that splashy material . |
| 25 | I 'd seen a couple of caesarian sections , but I 'd never done one or been shown how . |
| 26 | I 'd seen a photograph of one of those ; they cut your throat and pull your tongue out through the slit . |
| 27 | I was sure I 'd seen a punch thrown . |
| 28 | You er last time I saw you , you were I did n't know whether you 'd been starting up in er in photography but you had been next door I think or I 'd seen a lot of your stuff . |
| 29 | Over his shoulder I 'd seen a pair of beat coppers walking by . |
| 30 | I 'd seen a 100 franc note on the mantelpiece at old Ma Scamp 's place . |