Example sentences of "to see he [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Niall got a cabin call and went to see him during the night .
2 It is said that a deputation of quarrymen came to see him with a view to getting a trade union recognised .
3 She struggled to her feet to see him to the door .
4 Shelley stood up too , to see him to the door .
5 It is characteristic of Milton to wish his audience to see him as a writer familiar with highly regarded literary writing and able to employ it to more serious purpose than it had been previously .
6 And then , suddenly , I had to see him as a MAN — my husband !
7 Mr Brandreth said : ‘ Mr Hanley only arrived at his desk this week , but I have asked to see him as a matter of urgency because I want him to reconsider the whole question of the location of the Army 's pay and personnel centre .
8 To see him as the embodiment of irrationality is to be certain of our own rational cause and motives .
9 ‘ I 'm going to see him about a play I have written . ’
10 It was such a surprise to see him on the beach like this . ’
11 Mark Kiff went to see him on the day he took his test .
12 Then Brandt went into a tea shop , in spite of feeling that his new landlady 's fried bread for breakfast was going to be more than enough to see him through the day .
13 Midge Ure was playing for nothing , just a few beers to see him through the evening .
14 It was as embarrassing to see a friend under the influence of adrenalin when one had not lost one 's own temper as it was to see him under the influence of alcohol when one was sober .
15 He was unexpectedly a man of great gaiety and to see him at a dance was an absolute delight .
16 They drove to see him at the Chapel of Repose .
17 Coleman knew them already — they had been to see him at the University of Alabama while planning the trip — and so it was natural enough that he should now take on the chore of shepherding them around the island during their stay .
18 She had n't really expected to see him at the funeral , though she had looked forward to the possibility with unseemly excitement considering the solemnity of the occasion .
19 I have today won a concession from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , in as much as he is going to give a delegation from the Southampton and district licensed victuallers an opportunity to see him at the Department to talk over some of these matters .
20 Early in the morning I went to see him at the Castle .
21 You gave me to understand that even if you had not had your accident you would almost certainly not have come to France to see him at the end . ’
22 I was anxious to settle the terms of the contract with M. Chaillot and , because I wanted to avoid being cornered by him in Passy , I suggested to Jean-Claude that he make an appointment for me to see him at the radio , mid-morning , on a date when I had a luncheon appointment .
23 I never seem to see him around the pub these days . ’
24 ‘ We would expect to see him in a couple of warm-up fights , certainly someone in the top 10 , before he fights Mike Tyson again , if that is to happen , ’ said Morris .
25 But that pleasure was tinged with sadness because his mother , Joanna , is n't alive to see him in a role he might have been born to play .
26 Bishops Hall doing it nicely under Brad and it 's good to see him in the saddle today because he was offered the ride on Morley Street but he 'd already said yes and he 's a man of his word and he agreed to ride this horse .
27 The German and French leaders told the Prime Minister they did not want to see him in the run up to the Edinburgh summit , which begins on Friday .
28 Although I was not fortunate enough ever to see him in the flesh , I suggest that his picture should be tattooed on the brain of every aspiring judge .
29 When they met , Burn said that Donaldson had been to see him in the interim .
30 Dr Mackintosh had left for the weekend , but Dr Lange , the literary one , would be free to see him in the morning .
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