Example sentences of "[verb] to see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he asked to see her in his study , a few days after her return from Blaworth , she feared the worst . |
| 2 | I did think about it and asked to see him again , and once again he visited me with Patrick Nairne . |
| 3 | After he had been out of work for months his telephone rang and a manager asked to see him . |
| 4 | I asked to see him , but they said no . ’ |
| 5 | My contact with the family had lapsed for a while when the head asked to see me to request help in explaining the Statementing procedures to Mrs Singh . |
| 6 | He had heard of me from some of his colleagues and asked to see me to discuss the Labour Party 's decision in relation to the litigation it had brought , with my guidance , against the Manchester Guardian as a result of the leaks from the National Executive . |
| 7 | Before I left Ruritania , Princess Flavia asked to see me again , and Fritz took me to her . |
| 8 | All of these meetings required careful preparation and I was relieved when my election team agreed with my general tactics , although they added that I must make myself available for private talks with any colleague who asked to see me . |
| 9 | Anyway , the marshal asked to see you as soon as you recovered . |
| 10 | " I hear that Miss Potts asked to see you about next year 's work , " said Miss Haines . |
| 11 | ‘ And the reason why I asked to see you rather than your superintendent was that you looked capable of rising above it . ’ |
| 12 | She hesitated a moment and then said , " Matthew asked to see you as soon as you arrived . |
| 13 | I did n't stay to see it happen , just went as far up the fields as I could go . |
| 14 | We might even stay to see it and learn from it ourselves … that 's if you are performing on Corpus Christi Day . |
| 15 | For those who can stay to see it . |
| 16 | Herr Schikenader , the former proprietor , chanced to see me perform one evening . |
| 17 | ‘ You intend to see him , then ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I want to hear that from Garry , and I intend to see him , with or without your co-operation . ’ |
| 19 | In a country of 17 million people , around one million actually travelled to see them as they journeyed from city to city . |
| 20 | He had not seen her all day and badly wanted to say goodbye , but there was no sign of her in the crowd that had gathered to see them off . |
| 21 | Almost twenty years alter the incident Coleridge was persuaded by Byron to publish the poem , and he then made the sensational claim that he had been able to remember 200 to 300 lines of perfect poetry when he had awoken from a drug-induced sleep , and was busy writing them down when he was interrupted by someone from Porlock demanding to see him on business . |
| 22 | I had just received a telephone call from the barracks which informed me that officials from Horseferry Road magistrates court had phoned demanding to see me about nonpayment of fines . |
| 23 | Rolled in about five minutes ago demanding to see you . |
| 24 | ‘ I hate to see them do that , but it is better than the children being trampled underfoot in the rush . |
| 25 | ‘ I love animals and hate to see them killed , ’ said Clara McKay , 81 . |
| 26 | Also , I love animals and hate to see them suffer . |
| 27 | I hate to see it like that . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ And I hate to see you unhappy , and you wo n't feel better if you stay in and frowst by the fire all day . |
| 29 | ‘ I hate to see you going home empty handed , ’ said Madame , and she gave him a package tied like a cake in neatly folded greaseproof paper . |
| 30 | " I had n't thought of that , but I hate to see you so cold . " |