Example sentences of "i [verb] to see a [noun] " 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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 7 | When I paint , I tend to see a colour , put that down , then move to something else and put that down , hopefully with a bit of shape as well . |
| 8 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 9 | I pretended to see a pin on the floor . |
| 10 | I want to see a beach ! |
| 11 | ‘ I want to see a health service at ease with itself — optimistic and confident about its essential work . |
| 12 | ‘ I want to see a prison system where grievance and disciplinary procedures work quickly and fairly . |
| 13 | His sportsmanship and style of play is refreshing , and I hope to see a lot more of him in the near future . |
| 14 | I began to see a pattern to these puzzling events , a distinct and disturbing trend . |
| 15 | I rushed to see a physiotherapist , John Harris , and he made up a little pad around it with a hole in the middle so that I would n't put any pressure on it . |
| 16 | I like to see a man look after his equipment . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ In the sixteenth century , doctors thought they could tell a person 's health by looking into their eyes — I like to see a man 's soul ’ ; such souls as he finds in the Saracen 's Head and other pubs . |
| 18 | Ideally I like to see a ratio of 85 per cent positive , |
| 19 | I like to see a career structure in the company I work for |
| 20 | ‘ I like to see a job done . ’ |
| 21 | I wake to see a scrap of sunlight pushing at the curtains . |
| 22 | The only reason why I go to see a Nirvana show is just to see them wreck the gear ! |
| 23 | I said , Next time I go to see a doctor . |
| 24 | I went to see a film last month and the film told me . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't think I would ever do such a thing again , but when the depression settles on me I 'm very vulnerable , and if I went to see a film and it had a drowning sequence in it , or swirling water , then you just ca n't tell . |
| 26 | ‘ I went to see a film at Penzance . ’ |
| 27 | Quite recently Jack , my mother and I went to see a film called Enemies : A Love Story , a story of three Holocaust survivors set in 1940s New York . |
| 28 | I went to see a debt counsellor and she agreed to come to the bank with me . |
| 29 | So , I went to see a hypnotist . |
| 30 | I went to see a friend in Regent 's Park that evening but she was n't there , so I climbed the railings into the park , crossed the grass , and settled under an oak tree … |