Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to react in a split second , so I was a bit hurt to see the papers on Tuesday morning suggesting that my actions in that one second cost England the Test match . |
| 2 | So I mean I think what we envisaged though was that the local publicity group erm would meet and see if the well first of all I suppose was there a , a necessity having seen what we 've got from national level er necessity to produce a kind of newsletter , a joint unison newsletter specific to Northumberland , that 's what the group was going to have a look at was n't it ? |
| 3 | Emergency services , fell search and rescue teams and RAF and Royal Navy helicopters were called in after a driver reported seeing a light aircraft flying just feet above his vehicle in the area between Consett and the Derwent Reservoir . |
| 4 | All a buyer gets to see are the sample boxes opened on the trading floor , on the strength of which he negotiates with the merchant . |
| 5 | A witness had seen him in deep water , shouting and waving for help . |
| 6 | A witness had seen the retired steel worker in the middle of the road . |
| 7 | During the trial a witness described seeing bodies ‘ stacked like dominoes ’ amid the rubble but the cold-hearted killer from the Bogside defiantly displayed no remorse when arrested for mass murder in 1983 . |
| 8 | ‘ A stranger wants to see Mrs Troy , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Reception rang through and said there was a lady waiting to see me in the foyer . |
| 10 | . Here , have your breakfast then we 'll have a nice bath cos mummy 's got a lady coming to see her today about a job . |
| 11 | Right , as soon as we 've done this then we 'll have to go and have a , you can have a bath and mummy can have a shower because I 've got a lady coming to see me about a job . |
| 12 | There was a lady asking to see Madame Brückner . |
| 13 | A lady comes to see what the noise is all about . |
| 14 | Every day Charlotte and Emily waited for a letter from the postman , or for a parent to come to see them . |
| 15 | It is one of the privileges of a councillor in a council meeting to see that other members obey standing orders . |
| 16 | Until a specialist has seen her , I would n't like to comment . |
| 17 | A girl had seen Holly . |
| 18 | On Tuesday 14 June , " representatives of the girls in the composing department of the printing trade , attended to address our [ i.e. WFL ] members " , and on 25 August a deputation went to see the employers and called for a Board of Trade enquiry . |
| 19 | There was , said Nikos , a deputation waiting to see him . |
| 20 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 21 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 22 | A further comment from an Afro-Caribbean boy indicates the way the label of ‘ troublemaker ’ interferes with academic success , just as earlier at school A a teacher had seen ‘ trouble ’ as the avenue pupils were pushed towards when they were viewed as ‘ intellectually inferior ’ : |
| 23 | Surprisingly , it did not feel too cold and Endill stood for a moment trying to see the end of it but it disappeared into darkness . |
| 24 | MAY 1993 During the Khmelnitski exchange visit to Hunterston great interest was shown in TOP and the Director and Deputy Director of Khmelnitski NPP sat in on a team meeting to see it in action . |
| 25 | No special interest need be shown by a person seeking to see particular items , and availability must usually be given in local public places as well as in relevant schools . |
| 26 | Saying a picture of somebody crying would make somebody gloomy is prescriptive. it could be just what a person needs to see because they would not feel alone , they could identify with it . |
| 27 | It could be a unique occasion ( possibly hilarious ) and a fitting bash to celebrate a decade has seen trainer wear break out on a massive scale . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's a gentleman waiting to see you , ’ says the porter , when he gets back to the hotel . |
| 29 | As an example , let's say a friend asks to see you in the morning before work because she wants to talk to you . |
| 30 | But for the sisters it meant a chance to get to see more of each other . |