Example sentences of "to see [pers pn] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only reason why I go to see a Nirvana show is just to see them wreck the gear ! |
| 2 | We came out to see them putting the body in a bag . |
| 3 | If the minor parties hold the balance of power , somewhat more Liberal Democrat supporters would like to see them keep the Tories under Mr Major in power than want a minority government led by Mr Kinnock . |
| 4 | In history and in modern times , any sporting pursuit which seriously engages blacks is sure to see them become the leaders in the field . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd like to see them get the plans through the government housing regulations . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's very sad because people love to see me wearing the chains , particularly children and old folk , ’ said Coun Wood . |
| 7 | I wish the old man had lived to see me get the farm back . |
| 8 | They 've got to see you sign the will or at least acknowledge it and in practice see you sign they do n't need to know what 's in the will they just want to see you sign but they 've got to be there it 's no good up the road as one witness did for not for me to her husband who was working in his shop witnessed the signature afterwards . |
| 9 | The examiner is impatient to see you answering the problems , and he may even ignore altogether anything you write before writing down figure ( i ) . |
| 10 | In case you missed Pete with his head in the clouds today , you can expect to see him topping the bill at air shows throughout the summer . |
| 11 | I could do park parade tha , a girl was , er er anywa , I went in the factory and one of the girls says they were saying about a dance , says ooh I quite a few you ought to see him dance the park parade ! |
| 12 | to see him watching the traffic on the bypass . |
| 13 | Thirty thousand spectators turned up at Lillie Bridge in London to see him run the mile against William Cummings of Paisley and in the return match George 's time of 4 min. 12.75 sec. was not beaten in Britain for forty-nine years . |
| 14 | Yes and erm Thornleys used to be next to it , and it , to see him patting the butter you know and with all the fancy things in the window they would be doing it and er everything was parcelled up then , into brown paper and strong brown , sometimes there would be a bag of sweets pushed in as well for the children . |
| 15 | ‘ I want to see him take the ball from them , and the strikers , so that he can look to score goals like he did in Wednesday 's game with Turkey . ’ |
| 16 | Even those Tory Anglicans who welcomed William 's assistance had no desire to see him gain the Crown . |
| 17 | The girl was bloody buggering Victoria Cross material , and he wanted to be there to see her run the Union Jack up the flagpole at Port Stanley . |
| 18 | Running upstairs to the sitting-room window , he was in time to see her cross the road , staring up and down vaguely like a blind person . |
| 19 | He dived , and swam , and turned to see her enter the water , neat as a needle , if inelegant . |
| 20 | She got out , and , after he had waited to see her enter the house , the car roared off into the night . |
| 21 | I would like to see us cover the cost of the seat . |
| 22 | i think we all have to accept now that the only team in a position to catch the scum are Battyburn and in answer to Rodgers question I personally would like to see us lose the game 4/5–0 , this will at least allow someone to close the gap on them . |
| 23 | i think we all have to accept now that the only team in a position to catch the scum are Battyburn and in answer to Rodgers question I personally would like to see us lose the game 4/5–0 , this will at least allow someone to close the gap on them . |