Example sentences of "and i [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'd seen every bird in Israel but one , the bar-tailed lark . |
| 2 | And I 'd seen a most delightful villa — do you know St-Tropez , Jean ? |
| 3 | ‘ I had known David for quite a long time ; we come from Cambridge and I knew him vaguely in the early days — I remember when he joined the Floyd in fact — and I 'd seen him socially over the years . |
| 4 | I 'm by the window and I 'd seen Pickerage make his enticing little way there just a minute before . |
| 5 | So er there was this poor girl sitting on this seat and I 'd seen her there and so , there was a nice lady sat they said er they took the Redditch train off the thing and put this Shrewsbury on . |
| 6 | He were parked up there well every coalman I 've pulled him about this coke stuff and I 'd seen him other day and I pulled him , explained that I were going over on April first |
| 7 | Mum and I go to see him sometimes , and we agree that he is a much nicer person than he used to be . |
| 8 | His sportsmanship and style of play is refreshing , and I hope to see a lot more of him in the near future . |
| 9 | When we were flying over Holland I did steel myself to look out and I remember seeing where miles of land had been submerged under sea water to keep the Germans out , and houses , trees and roads were still under water . |
| 10 | You would n't have heard of him , of course , but I used to read his articles to Daddy at one time , and I remember seeing in the papers that he had been very ill . |
| 11 | They may even have had servants , and I remember seeing photographs of her in a beautiful gown . |
| 12 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 13 | Nice and warm in here and I like to see so many people . |
| 14 | ‘ The mist 's nearly cleared and I like to see the stars . ’ |
| 15 | So I expect to see er improvements in confidence backed by greater provision and I like to see that directed at the venture capital , risk capital , long term capital . |
| 16 | and I like to see the little ones but er concert no . |
| 17 | I am not particularly patient about unfinished business and I mean to see my mother happy and settled before you leave . ’ |
| 18 | I 've been there , do n't forget , and I 've seen how you are looked up to . |
| 19 | And I 've seen her , done up and looking her very grandest , reach into a small-feathered evening bag , take out an antique cigarette case with an M in brilliants on it and offer a surprised young queen a condom . |
| 20 | But you 've seen the tramp and I 've seen the tramp , have n't we , Father ? |
| 21 | I 've seen him in Baywatch and I 've seen him in Knightrider . |
| 22 | The ‘ 62 Strat shown in the recently published Fender Book described as Fiesta Red , is red and I 've seen pictures of others in mags described as Salmon Pink that were pink , like mine was . |
| 23 | And I 've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages . |
| 24 | MY SON is a teacher and I 've seen how hard he has worked to make the new national curriculum a success in his classroom . |
| 25 | This is my 19th series of Wish You Were Here … ? and I 've seen television all over the world , yet I still think ours is the best . |
| 26 | Thin plastic tape is also obtainable for this purpose , and I 've seen narrow strips of cling film used very successfully ! |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , yes , I think so , and I 've seen other people not confident , go out there and play like it , and not get any runs . ’ |
| 28 | There 's a Girl in My Suit … and I 've seen her somewhere before |
| 29 | I 've been going to the cinema ever since I was 7 years old and I 've seen fights at many films . |
| 30 | And I 've seen it happen on several occasions over the past couple of years , always when there are no TV cameras on him . |