Example sentences of "i [vb past] to see [art] [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 | 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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I got to see the vicar . ‘ |
| 8 | ‘ I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 11 | ‘ I expected to see the prince my husband at Mass this morning , my lady , she said . |
| 12 | I expected to see the laurel leaf in the back you know |
| 13 | I tried to see the expression on his face , but it was too dark . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I pretended to see a pin on the floor . |
| 16 | I came to see the world as an abundant and joyous place to be . |
| 17 | For example , one client told his dealer : " I happened to see an item in my secretary 's Daily Mail . " |
| 18 | I happened to see the post advertised with OBEX so I applied and got the job . ’ |
| 19 | It bounced up and I turned to see the ball hovering above my stumps . |
| 20 | I began to see a pattern to these puzzling events , a distinct and disturbing trend . |
| 21 | I began to see the nervousness in your eyes whenever I got too close to you , and when I kissed you at the inn I knew that Matilda had lied about one point at least . |
| 22 | I began to smell the warmth and the love , and feel the peace , but above all I began to see the inspiration of the human spirit . |
| 23 | I began to see the dangers of overcrowding , over-invention . |
| 24 | I began to see the key to this as being the fullness of the Holy Spirit . |
| 25 | I began to see the city , not so much as a cityscape , but as a still life made up of street lights , buses , cars and shop windows . |
| 26 | I BEGAN TO SEE THE CITY , NOT SO MUCH AS A CITYSCAPE , BUT AS A STILL LIFE MADE UP OF STREET LIGHTS . |
| 27 | I began to see the city , not so much as a cityscape , but as a still life made up of street lights , buses , cars and shop windows . |
| 28 | I BEGAN TO SEE THE CITY , NOT SO MUCH AS A CITYSCAPE , BUT AS A STILL LIFE MADE UP OF STREET LIGHTS . |
| 29 | I began to see the Luciferi as evil . |
| 30 | 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 . |