Example sentences of "saw [pn reflx] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry saw himself in the air , high above the sea and the shingle , spread out like a starfish , Elinor above him , cackling wildly . |
| 2 | The murder had only occurred ten minutes before , but the old man already saw himself in the role of vital witness , and was polishing the phrases in a story which he would tell many times . |
| 3 | Denis Healey soon saw himself in the role of bridge-builder between the West German government ( which particularly feared any decline in the credibility of nuclear deterrence ) and McNamara who hoped to avoid the first — or at least the early — use of nuclear weapons . |
| 4 | She has a tendency to hug herself tightly when grappling with a question , and at one point , when I asked her how she saw herself in the future , grown up and faced with decisions about her own children , she panicked for an instant and had to be consoled by the female interpreter . |
| 5 | Annabel saw herself in the role of getting ready to welcome the invalid home . |
| 6 | Angie saw herself in the crowd . |
| 7 | The two customers thought this hilarious ; as I turned to leave , and saw myself in the mirror , I joined in the laughter . |
| 8 | As I undressed , I saw myself in the mirror . |