Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Is there anyone you know who thought Mills was a traitor and cared enough to see him dead ? ’ |
| 2 | And checked hastily to see that Marion could n't hear him . |
| 3 | Sheepishly I fed the other meter , too , and slouched in to see my Alexander Technique teacher , who 's helping me to stand up straight . |
| 4 | Gabriel knelt up inside the cart and peered out to see what would happen . |
| 5 | So the women got Anna to open her door and the prince was pushed forward and asked her pardon and promised never to see the French girl again and they had a great drama and Anna consented to be reconciled . |
| 6 | Once committed , he drew breath hard , and stooped nearsightedly to see what fate had granted him . |
| 7 | Sorneone saw the open garage door and sneaked in to see what he could pinch . |
| 8 | She stared at him and seemed not to see him . |
| 9 | ‘ I think you gave me one too , ’ I said , then , very gingerly , I straightened up and twisted round to see that Murder Cay was far behind us and well out of machine-gun range . |
| 10 | I felt something wet on my leg and turned round to see a coffee stain spreading across a now ordinary hearth-rug and my fingers once more where they should be . |
| 11 | He put the phone down and turned round to see the whole family looking at him , open-mouthed . |
| 12 | He said he heard a car engine racing behind him and turned round to see headlights . |
| 13 | Unable to bear the suspense , Jess tucked her skirts under one arm and clambered up to see herself . |
| 14 | At this point I could no longer contain my curiosity and rushed through to see what he looked like as he said it , thinking of all the teachers I know who would cherish these rare kind words . |
| 15 | He sheeted both sails hard in and glanced back to see the Zodiac lift high on the edge of a breaking swell . |
| 16 | ‘ Suddenly a police van came round the corner and pulled up to see what was going on . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Ianthe , ‘ I believe it 's a kind of beer — but how many people must have been strengthened and comforted by seeing that message shining out into the night . ’ |
| 18 | Like bundles of dirty old clothes — Jess thought irritably , and looked round to see who else was there . |
| 19 | He was aware of a small noise at his side and looked round to see Detective Inspector Kate Miskin looking , not at the corpse , but at him . |
| 20 | Ruth felt her own arm gripped , and looked round to see Fand — but the Woman 's head was turned away , avoiding her gaze . |
| 21 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 22 | Both children stopped playing and looked up to see who had called them . |
| 23 | Ingrid watched in amazement as the eggs disappeared as if they were being sucked into quicksand , and looked up to see every man 's eyes riveted upon Ilse 's gaping crack . |
| 24 | As he clambered over the rocks , parting the scrub and the brambles to peer into crevices , he heard a droning throb overhead and looked up to see a helicopter . |
| 25 | She replaced the phone on its rest and looked up to see Myra gazing at her , a concerned look on her face . |
| 26 | Robert went to the French windows and looked out to see if he could see anything . |
| 27 | ‘ I heard a bang and looked out to see a car parked directly opposite the house go away up the street . |
| 28 | The boys lined up in the corridor by the glass office and looked in to see who was up against the rod . |
| 29 | ‘ I think we 're — ’ He broke off abruptly as Fenella let out a cry of purest revulsion and looked down to see the Melanisms at their feet , surging thickly upwards . |
| 30 | I took a couple of steps forward , then heard something whispered from behind me , and looked back to see Janice hugging Ash , almost violently . |